Unless they've changed it, credit card won't help with:
- preferred seating (less valuable with MCE, but still valuable)
- preference durring irrops

Program to Date Miles
 

Million Miler Balance** 5,601,217
Program to Date Miles 5,949,813

Is there a reason they're still tracking Program to Date Miles?

RDM, EQM (w/ 500 mile minimum for elites). Just lets folks track those for accuracy I suppose.

You just wanted to flash your MM and LT mile balances...show off...ok I'm jealous.

Really I was just wondering if I'd get something at the next million coming up. I guess not.

Per the "box" at the top of this page, you will get 4 SWU, when you cross 6MM (only based on the new BIS counting system).
Since you (now) have a little over 5.6MM, you need nearly 300,000 (BIS) miles to reach that plateau--based on your high numbers, that should be in a week or so.:D:D:D

GLD loses MCE access in 2014.

Dissenting opinion
 

I am 115,000 miles from 2MM, no longer fly as much as I used to (good thing), but value PLT status for leisure / award travel as I get older, do less business travel, approach retirement.

Aside from MCE and early boarding (6'2" person does not fit in a standard economy seat, never check bags), avoiding the kettle security lines, priority in standby lists - particularly during IRROPS can be a BIG DEAL - particularly as the frequency of flights is reduced, planes are routinely oversold. GLD has been highly devalued, loss of MCE access in 2014 is a concern.

I find it hard to believe that the merged AA will reduce MM benefits; it is a rather exclusive club, all indications are that the new management (unlike the new UA) will continue incentives for elites to encourage loyalty, so I expect to enjoy the LT PLT for many years to come.

For this reason, I am taking advantage of mileage run opportunities - particularly those with bonus miles. At the current rate, I should reach 2 MM by age 55,

Be aware that bonus miles won't count toward MM status.

I'm past 3MM. mrs brp is within 1 EXP year of 2MM. Since all of our travel is leisure, it won't be reducing as we approach retirement. I expect it to stay much the same for quite a while.

Cheers.

Understood, thanks. While they may not count toward MM, such promotions do help more than justify the MR hassle. For example, through Sept 15, the new SAN-MIA nonstop earns me 3x miles (base miles, PLT bonus, another bonus multiplier) along with bonus Biz Extraa points...

Yes, hence "less valuable with MCE, but still valuable." AA has marked a LOT of seats as "preferred" that aren't MCE.

On some flights it seems like that's practically every non-middle, although that's probably a slight exaggeration. Want an aisle seat and don't want to pay for it or wait for T-24? It's much easier with status.

Speculation about the "New American Airlines" and the new FFP have been moved to Speculation and discussion of what the new merged FFP might look like (consolidated). Please follow the discussion there, as here it is dilatory to the topic of the AAdvantage Million Miler Program.

/Moderator

Do non-US AAdvantage members first get 4 VIPs upon first million miles?

AFAIK, the Million Miler awards are pretty much as described in the wikipost and here.

Additionally, at every Million Miler threshold, members will receive a new elite-status membership card with a distinctive Million Miler emblem denoting how many Million Miler miles they have obtained as well as a set of personalized luggage tags.

I have just about 960,000 AA lifetime miles (that were counted prior to the change in Dec 2011) and around 250,000 US Airways BIS/lifetime miles. Has anything been confirmed or not whether the two lifetime balances will combine and give me million miler status?