United matched my AA Platinum status with a single 2-minute phone call and follow-up fax of my most recent AA statement. While I know that a status match is a once-in-a-lifetime deal, the future of UA is greatly in question, and AA's is none too firm either. If UA goes under this next year I've lost nothing in asking them to match (providing I use miles before they go under). If by chance AA goes under and UA doesn't, I'm ahead of the game. And if AA continues to devalue its program (and members), I'm happy to do my part to prop up UA.