I agree with CXFan; some of the gestures are just nice. The airline is appreciating loyalty within the alliance above and beyond what Oneworld requires. I fly on AA a lot since I am based in the US, and on my one international flight on AA to ZRH from JFK, I do get priority baggage tags. So AA does it, too. Also, when it comes to assisting OW elite members, either at the check-in counters or in AAdmiral's Clubs, they are very helpful. I was very appreciative of my status in the alliance during the huge snowstorm around March 16th when all flights out of New York were cancelled.

One things for certain though. Inflight service and comfort almost NEVER compare with CX, which is why I'm a MPO member instead of AAdvantage member. JFK-HKG is my main route which is code-shared with AA. Now though I'm glad about the op-up priority revision, even with a 2nd non-stop JFK-HKG flight, I still doubt I'll see an op-up anyway.