Journey to Top Elite Status on American and United Airlines UPDATE March 2012

March 3 was the date for which Continental and United Airlines merged into a single airline and also a single reservation system.  It lead to several headaches and issues with my United MileagePlus account... only time will tell.  I am hoping that my upgrades continue on United next month for my 2 trips to Hawaii.  I also will be redeeming my miles on a week-long trip to China next month using my AA miles using AA to get to the international gateways and then Cathay Pacific for the long-haul portions and Dragonair for the legs to/from China.

After traveling this last month that had me travel every week. It includes 2 DFW-SFO turns on American.  I did miss a quick SFO-JFK turn due to weather issues a few weeks ago, but I got to keep the value of the ticket towards a new reservation on American.  I also had a DFW-HNL trip plus 2 SFO-JFK (p.s service) turns on United... here's my progress to American Airlines Executive Platinum Status and United Premier 1K status for 2013 benefits so far through March 31st.

	United Airlines	American Airlines
January	Premier Qualifying Miles – 7,726 Premier Qualifying Segments – 4  Redeemable Miles – 15,452	Elite Qualifying Miles – 54,942 Elite Qualifying Segments – 11 Redeemable Miles – 46,158
February	Premier Qualifying Miles – 12,924 Premier Qualifying Segments – 8  Redeemable Miles – 27,146	Elite Qualifying Miles – 20,692 Elite Qualifying Segments – 8 Redeemable Miles – 58,952
March	Premier Qualifying Miles – 21,961 Premier Qualifying Segments – 12  Redeemable Miles – 43,922	Elite Qualifying Miles – 11,712 Elite Qualifying Segments –  4 Redeemable Miles – 17,568
Totals to Date	Premier Qualifying Miles – 42,611 Premier Qualifying Segments – 24 Redeemable Miles – 86,520	Elite Qualifying Miles – 86,346 Elite Qualifying Segments – 23 Redeemable Miles – 122,678
April	DFW-ITO DFW-HNL	None
Remainder Needed	Premier Qualifying Miles – 57,389 Premier Qualifying Segments – 96	Elite Qualifying Miles – 13,654 Elite Qualifying Segments – 77