A few around here may recall the last time AC/AE gutted Aeroplan and a small group of FTers banded together and created ERRORPLAN. A successful compaign managed to convince RD to revise some of the more contentious elements of the changes.

I don't for one moment believe we can pull this off again and get everything lost returned. While the changes are significant this time around, they are not quite as earth shattering as back in 2001/2 (I believe that's when it happened). The major changes have occured year by year.

However, I think one or two are worth trying to get AC/AE to reconsider. From the posts thus far, Elites are up in arms about losing the 45K SSWUs. This is something AC/AE could change with a stroke on a keyboard, by returning to a simple schedule of threshold bonuses that are the same for Es and SEs.

It can also be argued that reinstituting SSWUs at this threshold will keep Es in the 40K to 80K range from defecting to a second FF program. And ultimately keep revenue with AC. For if we continue to fly AC domestically and put our miles into MP, then AC must pay UA cash to buy those miles on our behalf. Or others could just focus their domestic travel on AC through the year, but shift the transborder and overseas to a ONEWORLD or SKYTEAM carrier, and deprive AC of considerable ticket revenue.

Or, if as has been suggested, there are not that many affected because most Es only make it to 35K and seldom beyond, then what is the cost to AC/AE. With certs no longer transferrable (given imprinting with name and account number), it won't be a case of others using these coveted certs that were earned by those of us without a need for them. AC/AE would certainly redeem itself in our eyes by making this gesture, and demonstrate it really does care about Elites afterall.