Right now I'm with NWA and am just a SE. I've now been living in the Phoenix area for nearly 2 years now and I'm starting to find that flying NWA out of here is more hassle than it's worth (no direct trips at all to California or Texas (unless routed through MSP, DTW, MEM, etc...)

Flying out of Phoenix, my primary trips are to the Bay Area (SFO, SJC, OAK), Texas (IAH, SAT, DFW), and Rochester, New York (ROC). I also take several trips to the Southeast each year, be it Atlanta, New Orleans, Orlando, etc...

My only concern is I'm batting a pretty good percentage on getting upgraded, even though only a Silver, on NW and CO flights. Right now, primarily due to shopping around and checking seats, I'm at almost getting 80% upgrades...

Would I be better off on another airline, or is NWA still the way to go?