I usually only hit MVPG with the occasional 75K possibility. I fly less than I was when I racked up 1.5MM on UA with a decade as 1K. I only moved to the PNW 5 years ago and only have concentrated on AS since they joined OW - so only 161K toward MM here so far.

I can easily divert $200k of my business spend to the credit card of my choice. Why should I not just get an AA credit card and go Exec Plat? I understand and agree with the frustrations of spend based status. I've put in a lot of BIS miles over the years. But... if you can't beat em join em. What would I possibly lose by going from MVPG/75K on AS to a spend-assisted ExecPlat on AA? I'd just switch the spend now and switch which program I credit once my AA status catches up with my AS status. I also have 200K in MM progress on my AA account from 1999-2002, so I wouldn't even be behind in the MM hunt from the switch.