Originally Posted by oklAAhoma
I don't believe so either. However some award some sort of upgrade instrument to elites. AA, for example, gives 8 system wide upgrades (good for 3 segments up to 25K miles on AA metal) per year to its top tier elites.
United gives their top-tier (1K) elites six System-Wide Upgrades per year, and you can earn more as well depending on how much you fly.
Tim