A dedicated, or rather a locked-in, Star Alliance frequent flyer, I am more and more also taking flights on Oneworld carriers which I would like to credit to one single account. But which member airlines program to chose? That is why I am relying on the Oneworld experts here on Flyertalk -- thanks for your help, your guidance is appreciated.

Within the last five months, I have for example collected the following flights for re-crediting:

Beijing-Hong Kong on Dragonair (Business)
Copenhagen-London on BA (Business)
London-Boston on AA (Business)
Boston-Columbus on AA (Coach)
Delhi-Shanghai on China Eastern (Business)

Though I am not an expert, I would either say Cathay Pacific or American Airlines for I am currently based in the US; I shall relocate back to Europe in about two years. Or is there a particularly ‘generous’ FFP within Oneworld, similar to British Midland’s within Star?

Status on CX would grant me access to American’s Admirals Club here in the US, whereas AA does not. CX also allows me to collect miles on both AA and BA on transatlantic routes. Status on AA might give me one day automatic upgrades to First within the US.

So what is your take on all that? Once again thank you very much for your help.