Hi RichardMEL:

<<As far as I can see UA has matched AA. Paid C class - 25% bonus, Paid F class - 50% bonus - I assume this is what you meant.>>

Not exactly... I was refering to the status point system that AA introduced to get elite status. That is you can get elite status in three ways (for those that travel in bus class - you can move up to elite status faster):
1. Segments
2. miles flown
3. points earned (which are derived from miles flown by class)

Cheers... Bruce