Couple of notes:
1. The preferencial partners are American Airlines and British Airways. Is this the new de-facto Oneworld card ?
2. This orderly termination is a great improvement over Amex handling. In light of the Aeroplan/CPlus merging plans, it was pathetic that Amex demanded a 3 year wind-down period. In any case, I guess CIBC has decided not to play nice after all.