AA 2018 year in review
Dec 21, 2018, 4:38 pm
#76
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: The Republic of Texas
Programs: AA EXP / CK June 2018 (4MM - 15 years running) HH Lifetime Diamond
Posts: 195
288 Hours
6 times around the world.
22 destinations.
Dallas/Edinburgh/Los Angeles Most Frequent (DFW is home)
LAX/SYD- Longest
Airbus A321 (a little surprising)
Top 4% CK based on miles. (226,655 EQMS and $50,799 Spend) on 85 Segments.)
did not take DFW/SAN and DFW/ORD and DFW/BOS in last month- due to a family illness. or it coulda been worse. (better?)
6 times around the world.
22 destinations.
Dallas/Edinburgh/Los Angeles Most Frequent (DFW is home)
LAX/SYD- Longest
Airbus A321 (a little surprising)
Top 4% CK based on miles. (226,655 EQMS and $50,799 Spend) on 85 Segments.)
did not take DFW/SAN and DFW/ORD and DFW/BOS in last month- due to a family illness. or it coulda been worse. (better?)
Dec 21, 2018, 6:38 pm
#77
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: London (~75% of the year).
Programs: AA PPro
Posts: 477
65 hours in the sky
3 times around the world
6 destinations (!! Not sure what's being excluded and why)
Odd the wouldn't include partner airlines in one stat and do in another. Would be nice to make it around the world 3 times in 65 hours
3 times around the world
6 destinations (!! Not sure what's being excluded and why)
Odd the wouldn't include partner airlines in one stat and do in another. Would be nice to make it around the world 3 times in 65 hours
Dec 21, 2018, 7:59 pm
#79
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Pittsburgh
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, Marriott Ambassador & Lifetime Titanium, Hilton Gold
Posts: 226
Just finished up the year
122 segments
82,140 EQM
$28,839 EQD
According to my year end summary
13 destinations
most popular destinations are Chicago, New York & Pittsburgh
most common aircraft flown is A-319
i was upgraded 81 times
122 segments
82,140 EQM
$28,839 EQD
According to my year end summary
13 destinations
most popular destinations are Chicago, New York & Pittsburgh
most common aircraft flown is A-319
i was upgraded 81 times
Dec 21, 2018, 8:44 pm
#80
Join Date: Mar 2005
Programs: UA 1K and PP, AA PPro (3MM, former CK), Marriott Ambassador and LTT, Uber One
Posts: 1,348
Regardless of actual miles or EQM... you know a CK who has 50K EQM (which is just getting into PLT territory), and is in the top 19% of CK.
That makes zero sense to me, unless literally 3/4 of the CK members are 1) travel influencers who really don't fly all that much, or 2) corporate execs at big AA customers who fly private or other airlines but have CK 'just in case'.
With probably just a few exceptions, any 'earned' CK members are pulling at least 150K EQM's, and likely 200K+ is really the starting point.
That makes zero sense to me, unless literally 3/4 of the CK members are 1) travel influencers who really don't fly all that much, or 2) corporate execs at big AA customers who fly private or other airlines but have CK 'just in case'.
With probably just a few exceptions, any 'earned' CK members are pulling at least 150K EQM's, and likely 200K+ is really the starting point.
However, I do think that most CK did get the status in some way other than flying (e.g., corporate travel manager, C suite or VP at large corporate customer, etc.). I know it is anecdotal, but I've run across several CK who obviously don't fly AA much (and I might even say don't fly much at all). And there is my favorite, the guy who didn't know he was CK or what that was, and a GA had to explain to him. He's an outlier, but CK who don't travel much are not uncommon .
Dec 21, 2018, 9:45 pm
#81
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: KHOU/KIAH
Programs: AA EXP | Marriott Bonvoy Titanium| Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 11,256
leaning towards the data being BS or having something to do with helix ratings and PR .... or it was pulled 5 months ago and they processed old data.
Dec 22, 2018, 1:39 am
#83
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: SNA
Programs: AA EXP, UA 1K (until it expires then never again), *wood Plat, Marriott Gold
Posts: 9,239
Personally I'm betting on a)
Last edited by ryan182; Dec 22, 2018 at 2:14 am
Dec 22, 2018, 3:18 am
#84
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: PHL
Programs: HH Lifetime Diamond, AA EXP, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 587
Actually the data points suggest that either: a) AA sucks at data and there's little/no validity to the %'s they sent b) AA intentionally sent misleading data to obfuscate the number of flyers in each groups while making some customers feel special (your in the top <xx>% of flyers) and simultaneously not expose proritarty data about how many people were in each group.
Personally I'm betting on a)
Personally I'm betting on a)
Dec 22, 2018, 5:53 am
#85
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: San Diego
Programs: Plat Pro AAdvantage, but defected to BAEC
Posts: 1,222
71 hrs in the air
1.5x round the world
8 destinations
Los Angeles to Sydney longest flight (7488 miles)
A321 most frequent flown
$50 saved in baggage fees
no sign of my 1 for 14 on upgrades.
the mail was received before I took the LAX-LHR flight on Thursday, so that will have added another 10hrs and 5500 miles to my totals.
1.5x round the world
8 destinations
Los Angeles to Sydney longest flight (7488 miles)
A321 most frequent flown
$50 saved in baggage fees
no sign of my 1 for 14 on upgrades.
the mail was received before I took the LAX-LHR flight on Thursday, so that will have added another 10hrs and 5500 miles to my totals.
Dec 22, 2018, 8:37 am
#86
Join Date: Feb 2005
Programs: EXP AA, PLT Marriott
Posts: 324
Wondering if AA did not send the percentage to those above 25? I did 80+K of my BIS miles between September and the middle of November.
Dec 22, 2018, 8:55 am
#87
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: New York
Programs: AA, CX, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 1,484
Actually the data points suggest that either: a) AA sucks at data and there's little/no validity to the %'s they sent b) AA intentionally sent misleading data to obfuscate the number of flyers in each groups while making some customers feel special (your in the top <xx>% of flyers) and simultaneously not expose proritarty data about how many people were in each group.
Personally I'm betting on a)
Personally I'm betting on a)
Dec 22, 2018, 9:58 am
#88
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: COU
Programs: AA EXP, Bonvoy Ambassador, Hertz PC
Posts: 499
First, let us please have a moment of silence for the 103 brave EXPs immolated this year after completing their flights to the sun.
Now then:
231 hours in the sky
4 times around the world
17 destinations
COU/ATL/LAX most visited
November 12 requal
103,238 bonus miles from status
Now then:
231 hours in the sky
4 times around the world
17 destinations
COU/ATL/LAX most visited
November 12 requal
103,238 bonus miles from status
Dec 22, 2018, 10:00 am
#89
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: COU
Programs: AA EXP, Bonvoy Ambassador, Hertz PC
Posts: 499
I think this indicates a misunderstanding of what drives CK invites. The 1% of EXP appears to be about BIS miles. Higher BIS miles are actually a negative for CK status; what they're looking for is lots of spend with little flying. In other words, profit.
Dec 22, 2018, 10:01 am
#90
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: COU
Programs: AA EXP, Bonvoy Ambassador, Hertz PC
Posts: 499