AAdvantage Executive Platinum status, earned at 200,000 Loyalty Points in the qualifying year under the 2022 Loyalty Points pivot that eliminated the prior EQM/EQS/EQD structure, entered Q2 2026 as the most spend-accessible top-of-published-tier U.S. airline elite status — the LP-based qualification accepts spend from American co-brand credit cards, AAdvantage shopping portal, AAdvantage Dining, and Bask Bank deposits in addition to qualifying flight spend, materially broadening the qualification base versus the pre-2022 flight-only EQS+EQM model. The 200,000 LP threshold delivers the published Executive Platinum benefit set (eight Systemwide Upgrades, complimentary Main Cabin Extra seating, free same-day standby, four free checked bags, oneworld Emerald status, dedicated phone line), and the program's Concierge Key invitation-only tier above Executive Platinum delivers individualized benefits and curated upgrade priority for the highest-spend American customers. The 2022 pivot was simultaneously the most significant simplification and the most controversial recalibration in the program's history, with subsequent partner-earn changes (the 2024 reduction in partner-flown miles for non-marketed-carrier flights, the 2025 Etihad partner-earn modification, the 2026 British Airways short-haul earning compression) progressively narrowing the partner-mileage-earn path to elite qualification.

American Airlines AAdvantage entered Q2 2026 with approximately 130 million members across the program’s structure, the largest U.S. airline frequent-flyer program by member count (ahead of Delta SkyMiles at approximately 120 million and United MileagePlus at approximately 110 million). The argument the program makes to the corporate traveler at the Executive Platinum tier runs on spend-accessibility through the 2022 Loyalty Points pivot: the LP-based qualification accepts spend from American co-brand credit cards, the AAdvantage Shopping portal, AAdvantage Dining, Bask Bank deposits, and selected other partner channels in addition to qualifying flight spend, materially broadening the qualification base against the pre-2022 flight-only EQS+EQM model that constrained elite-status earn to the airline’s revenue-flying customer cohort.

The argument it does not make, on a benefit-tier-precision dimension, is the kind of curated white-glove service that the invitation-only Concierge Key tier above Executive Platinum delivers. The Executive Platinum benefit set runs strong on the structural benefits — eight Systemwide Upgrades, complimentary Main Cabin Extra seating, free same-day standby, four free checked bags, oneworld Emerald status, dedicated phone line — but the individualized service posture that Concierge Key delivers to the airline’s highest-revenue customers remains an opaque, invitation-extended overlay rather than a published Executive Platinum benefit.

This deep dive ranks the ten Executive Platinum strategies most consequential to a corporate traveler whose annual American Airlines flight volume and AAdvantage-channel spend can plausibly support the 200,000 Loyalty Points threshold (or accelerate it through co-brand-card spend). The framework draws on American Airlines’ 2025 Annual Report and Q1 2026 10-Q filings, American Airlines AAdvantage program terms current as of May 2026, AAdvantage member-survey aggregation from FlyerTalk, Reddit r/awardtravel, and View From The Wing through May 2026, and One Mile at a Time, Frequent Miler, and Cranky Flier reporting on the 2022 Loyalty Points pivot, the 2024 partner-earn modifications, and the 2024-2026 program-change cycle.

The framing is procurement, not consumer. A travel manager scoring these strategies for an American-Airlines-heavy corporate-traveler roster will weight Systemwide Upgrade clearing rates, the LP-earn channel mix, the co-brand-card portfolio structure, and the practical earn structure differently than an individual leisure flier pursuing aspirational redemption math. The ten strategies below apply the same scoring framework consistently across the flight-based, card-based, and ancillary-channel LP-earn paths to Executive Platinum.

AAdvantage Executive Platinum program state, Q2 2026

The AAdvantage Executive Platinum tier is reached at 200,000 Loyalty Points in the qualifying year, the fourth tier in the program’s four-published-tier structure (Gold at 40,000 LP, Platinum at 75,000 LP, Platinum Pro at 125,000 LP, Executive Platinum at 200,000 LP). The program eliminated the prior EQM/EQS/EQD structure in March 2022, replacing it with the unified Loyalty Points qualification mechanism that aggregates spend across multiple earning channels.

Executive Platinum tier penetration of the AAdvantage member base runs approximately 0.6 percent through Q1 2026 (approximately 780,000 members) per industry estimates and View From The Wing aggregation, with the Concierge Key invitation-only tier above Executive Platinum at an undisclosed but materially smaller cohort estimated at 25,000-to-50,000 members. The Executive Platinum cohort runs significantly larger than the comparable United MileagePlus 1K cohort (approximately 350,000-to-450,000 members estimated) and roughly comparable to the Delta Platinum-and-Diamond combined cohort.

The 2026 Executive Platinum benefit set comprises:

The program operates a calendar-year qualification cycle aligned to the calendar year — LPs earned in 2026 produce status valid through the Q1 2028 wind-down, with the qualification year and the benefit year running on an aligned cycle. The 2026 cohort posture, based on American’s Q1 2026 commentary and industry projections, runs toward approximately 6-to-9 percent year-over-year growth in Executive Platinum qualifications.

The 200,000 LP qualification: structural mechanics and earn channels

The 200,000 LP qualification threshold operates as the unified target across all qualifying earn channels. The channel mix breaks down as follows for the typical Executive Platinum qualifier per FlyerTalk and One Mile at a Time aggregation:

Channel 1: American-marketed flight earn. Approximately 40-to-65 percent of the LP earn for typical Executive Platinum qualifiers comes from American-marketed (AA-coded) flight earn, with the per-flight LP rate running 5 LP per dollar spent at the base level, 7 LP per dollar at Gold, 8 LP per dollar at Platinum, 9 LP per dollar at Platinum Pro, and 11 LP per dollar at Executive Platinum. The earn rate is computed on the base fare plus carrier-imposed surcharges (not on taxes and government-imposed fees). For a corporate traveler with $30,000 of annual American-marketed flight spend at the Platinum status starting point, the flight-channel LP earn delivers approximately 240,000 LP — sufficient to qualify Executive Platinum on flight earn alone, but only at relatively high flight-spend volumes.

Channel 2: Citi and Barclays AAdvantage co-brand cards. The card portfolio earns 1 LP per dollar of card spend across all U.S. AAdvantage co-brand cards, plus categorical bonuses (2x-to-10x at AA spend depending on card, 4x at restaurants on the Citi Executive). For a corporate-traveler cardholder running $40,000-to-$60,000 of annual AAdvantage card spend across the consumer and business cards, the card-channel LP earn delivers approximately 40,000-to-90,000 LP depending on the spend mix and card categorical earn rates. The card channel is the principal LP-supplementation mechanism for travelers whose flight earn falls below the 200,000-LP threshold.

Channel 3: AAdvantage Shopping portal. The AAdvantage Shopping portal delivers 1 LP per dollar of mileage earned through portal-routed online retail purchases at hundreds of participating merchants. Typical earn rates run from 1-to-5x miles per dollar of merchant spend depending on merchant and promotion period, with elevated promotional rates at certain merchants reaching 10-to-15x miles per dollar for short windows. The Shopping channel can contribute 10,000-to-40,000 LP annually for an active corporate-traveler user, with the upper bound requiring deliberate portal routing of qualifying retail spend.

Channel 4: AAdvantage Dining. The AAdvantage Dining program delivers 5 LP per dollar of spend at participating restaurants (sign-up bonus plus enrollment-period bonus producing higher initial earn rates). Participating restaurant network is approximately 12,000-to-15,000 U.S. restaurants. The Dining channel typically contributes 2,000-to-8,000 LP annually depending on the cardholder’s restaurant-spend mix and Dining-program participation.

Channel 5: Bask Bank. Bask Bank’s AAdvantage savings product delivers 1 LP per $1 deposited annually, with the LP earn capped at a quarterly threshold that has run between 25,000 and 50,000 LP per quarter across the 2024-2026 cycle depending on rate posture. For corporate travelers with $50,000-to-$200,000 of cash deposits routable to Bask Bank, the channel can deliver 50,000-to-200,000 LP annually — the highest-velocity single-channel LP-earn mechanism in the program for cardholders with the deposit capacity. The earn rate has been subject to Bask Bank’s rate adjustments through the 2024-2026 cycle; current rate posture should be verified at the Bask Bank website before relying on the channel for elite-qualification planning.

Channel 6: Partner airlines. Partner-flown LP earn runs at 0.5-to-1.0 LP per qualifying mile flown on partner carriers depending on partner and booking class, with the partner-earn structure modified through the 2024 and 2025 changes detailed in the partner-earn discussion below. The partner channel is principally relevant for travelers whose itinerary mix includes substantial oneworld-partner flying (British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Qantas, Qatar Airways, JAL).

The Citi AAdvantage Executive World Elite Mastercard: highest-LP-earn card

The Citi AAdvantage Executive World Elite Mastercard, at $595 annual fee, delivers the highest LP-per-dollar earn ratio on AA spend in the AAdvantage co-brand-card portfolio: 10 LP per dollar on American Airlines purchases, 4 LP per dollar on restaurants, and 1 LP per dollar on all other purchases. The card additionally delivers:

The structural offset economics at the $595 fee for corporate-traveler cardholders with material American Airlines and oneworld-partner flying include the Admirals Club access alone (valued at approximately $850 annual cost as a standalone Admirals Club membership), the Global Entry credit, the first checked bag credit on AA itineraries (worth approximately $30 per flown round-trip), and the high-rate AA earn that compounds materially for cardholders routing AA purchases (flights, AAdvantage upgrades, AA Cargo, AA Vacations) through the card.

The card is the principal Executive Platinum LP-acceleration mechanism for corporate-traveler cardholders, with the 10-LP-per-dollar AA earn rate delivering approximately 200,000 LP on $20,000 of AA spend (against approximately 100,000 LP at the 2 LP/dollar rate on lower-fee Citi AAdvantage cards). For travelers whose annual AA spend volume sits in the $15,000-to-$30,000 range, the card converts that spend into a meaningful share of the Executive Platinum LP threshold.

The Aviator Silver from Barclays: SWU-acceleration mechanic

The AAdvantage Aviator Silver World Elite Mastercard from Barclays, at $199 annual fee, delivers a distinctive Executive Platinum-tier benefit overlay: cardholders who spend $25,000 or more on the card in a calendar year receive a second Systemwide Upgrade certificate valid for any one-cabin upgrade on American-operated flights. The card additionally delivers 3 LP per dollar on American Airlines purchases, 2 LP per dollar on hotels and car rentals, and 1 LP per dollar on all other purchases.

The SWU-acceleration mechanic is the card’s principal structural differentiator against the Citi portfolio. The SWU certificate at $25,000 of spend is the only U.S. AAdvantage co-brand-card SWU benefit, delivering a marginal SWU at a $199 fee plus $25,000 of spend that for corporate-traveler cardholders with the spend volume produces materially higher value than the marginal fee. The SWU is valid on any American-marketed and operated flight, with the upgrade clearance running on the same waitlist-and-clear mechanism as Executive Platinum SWUs.

The card is operationally complementary to the Citi Executive (Citi Executive for high AA-earn rate, Aviator Silver for the SWU acceleration), and many corporate-traveler cardholders hold both cards in the AAdvantage co-brand stack. The Aviator Silver welcome bonus on new applications has run between 50,000 and 75,000 AAdvantage miles after qualifying purchases across the 2024-2026 cycle.

The Citi AAdvantage Business World Elite Mastercard: business-spend application

The Citi AAdvantage Business World Elite Mastercard, at $99 annual fee, delivers business-card-specific AAdvantage earn (1 LP per dollar plus 2 LP per dollar at AA spend) with business-card-specific benefits including business-account separation, expanded purchase-protection coverage, and quarterly statement reporting. The card is principally relevant for sole-proprietor and small-business corporate travelers who maintain business-account separation from personal-account holdings.

The card’s $99 fee delivers a fee-efficient AAdvantage LP-earn-supplementation mechanism for business-spend cardholders, particularly when paired with the Citi Executive consumer card. The combined consumer-plus-business card portfolio delivers up to 12 LP per dollar at AA spend on the high-tier Citi Executive plus 2 LP per dollar at AA on the Business card, plus the dual-card 1 LP per dollar on non-categorical spend. The Business card welcome bonus on new applications has run between 65,000 and 85,000 AAdvantage miles after qualifying business spend across the 2024-2026 cycle.

The Systemwide Upgrade allocation: clearing-rate analysis and 2026 posture

Systemwide Upgrades are the Executive Platinum benefit set’s principal premium-cabin redemption mechanism, with eight SWUs allocated upon reaching the 200,000 LP qualification threshold. Each SWU upgrades the holder one cabin class on a one-segment basis for American-marketed and operated flights.

The SWU clearing-rate posture in 2026 varies materially by route and demand window:

Transcontinental routes (JFK-LAX, JFK-SFO): SWU clearance rates run approximately 35-to-55 percent at the at-booking confirmation rate (when the upgrade clears immediately at SWU application) and rise to approximately 60-to-75 percent at the day-of-departure waitlist clearance. The three-cabin Flagship First service on these routes makes the SWU upgrade path Business-to-First Class, with First Class inventory generally more constrained than the Business-to-Premium-Economy mechanic on other international routes.

Caribbean and Latin America routes: SWU clearance rates run approximately 55-to-75 percent at the at-booking confirmation rate, with the higher clearance reflecting the typically lower premium-cabin demand pressure on these routes. The two-cabin Business Class service makes the SWU upgrade path Main Cabin-to-Business Class.

Transatlantic routes (JFK/PHL/MIA/CLT-LHR/CDG/FRA/MAD): SWU clearance rates run approximately 18-to-35 percent at the at-booking confirmation rate, with the lower clearance reflecting transatlantic Business Class demand pressure during peak summer and winter holiday windows. The waitlist clearance rate runs approximately 35-to-50 percent at the day-of-departure window.

Transpacific routes (DFW/LAX-HND/NRT, LAX/JFK-PVG/PEK): SWU clearance rates run approximately 12-to-25 percent at the at-booking confirmation rate, with the lower clearance reflecting transpacific Business Class demand pressure and the relatively limited inventory on these routes. The waitlist clearance rate runs approximately 25-to-40 percent at the day-of-departure window.

The SWU clearance posture has remained relatively stable across the 2024-2026 window despite the broader airline-industry premium-cabin demand recovery, with the principal variation driven by demand windows rather than structural inventory changes.

The 2022 Loyalty Points pivot: structural mechanics and ongoing consequences

The March 2022 Loyalty Points pivot was the most significant program restructure in AAdvantage’s history, eliminating the prior EQM/EQS/EQD elite-qualification structure and replacing it with the unified Loyalty Points mechanism. The pivot’s structural mechanics:

The pivot’s reception across the corporate-traveler community has been mixed. Pro arguments: the LP-channel diversification reduces dependence on revenue flight spend for elite qualification; the corporate-traveler cohort who routes substantial card spend to AAdvantage cards benefits from the new LP-channel contribution; the program-design simplification (single LP metric vs. dual EQM/EQS/EQD structure) reduces operational complexity. Con arguments: the elite-tier penetration has expanded materially since the pivot, diluting on-board upgrade availability for the existing Executive Platinum cohort; the SWU clearance rates have compressed on some routes; the LP-channel breadth has shifted the qualifier mix away from high-revenue flying customers toward card-and-deposit customers, which has been criticized by the long-tenure Executive Platinum cohort as misaligning the elite tier with the airline’s revenue priorities.

The 2024 partner-earn modifications and the 2025 Etihad partner-earn change were both partial responses to the post-pivot elite-tier inflation, narrowing the qualification path on the partner-flying channel. The 2026 British Airways short-haul earning compression continued the partner-earn narrowing trajectory.

Devaluation history and 2026 forward-looking risk

The AAdvantage program has operated through three principal devaluation cycles since 2014, plus the structural 2022 pivot. The 2016 award-chart elimination on AAdvantage redemptions converted the program from a region-based published chart to a partially-dynamic pricing structure, with peak/off-peak distinctions still maintained on AA-operated flights but with dynamic pricing on most partner-operated redemptions. The 2019 saver-award compression reduced the availability of low-mileage saver awards on key transatlantic and transpacific routes, particularly on AA-operated flights during peak periods. The 2024 partner-flown-miles modification reduced the LP earn for non-AA-marketed flights, narrowing the partner-mileage-earn path.

The 2026 forward-looking risk profile includes: potential further compression of the SWU clearance rates as Executive Platinum cohort inflation continues; potential introduction of additional spend or revenue-flight overlays on the Executive Platinum qualification (rumored but not announced through May 2026); potential further narrowing of the partner-earn structure as American continues to recalibrate the post-pivot elite-tier mix. None of these risks are confirmed as of June 2026.

Bottom line for the Q2 2026 AAdvantage Executive Platinum decision

The Executive Platinum decision for a corporate traveler with $30,000-to-$80,000 of annual AA-or-oneworld flight spend resolves to a stack-ranked recommendation set: route AA spend through the Citi Executive at 10 LP per dollar; supplement with the Aviator Silver at $25,000 of spend to capture the bonus SWU; consider the Business card for sole-proprietor and small-business cardholders routing business spend to AAdvantage; use AAdvantage Shopping and Dining for LP supplementation on routable retail and restaurant spend; deploy Bask Bank for deposit-based LP earn if cash deposit volume supports the channel; manage SWU usage toward transcontinental and Caribbean/Latin America routes where clearance rates run highest.

The Executive Platinum benefit delivery in Q2 2026 runs at the post-pivot inflation-tested posture, with the SWU clearance rates compressed on transatlantic and transpacific routes against the pre-pivot baseline, the elite-tier penetration expanded materially, and the partner-earn channels narrowed through three successive 2024-2026 modifications. The structural advantage of the LP pivot remains intact: the 200,000-LP threshold is reachable through more diverse channels than the prior flight-only EQM/EQS/EQD path, materially broadening the corporate-traveler qualification base. For travelers whose American flight volume falls below the 60,000-LP threshold that flight earn alone would require, the Citi-and-Barclays co-brand card portfolio plus AAdvantage Shopping/Dining/Bask Bank channels deliver the supplementation path to Executive Platinum that the pre-2022 program did not support.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Loyalty Points are required for AAdvantage Executive Platinum status in 2026, and how does the Loyalty Points pivot work?
AAdvantage Executive Platinum status in 2026 requires 200,000 Loyalty Points in the qualifying year (calendar year, with rolling status accrual through the qualification cycle), per the AAdvantage program terms effective March 2022 and adjusted in subsequent annual program cycles through January 2026. The 200,000-LP threshold replaced the prior structure of 100,000 Elite Qualifying Miles (EQM) plus $15,000 of Elite Qualifying Dollars (EQD), eliminated entirely in the March 2022 Loyalty Points pivot. Loyalty Points earn at 1 LP per AAdvantage mile earned through any qualifying earning channel: butt-in-seat American-marketed flights (5-to-11 LP per dollar depending on fare class and elite status), partner-flown flights (1 LP per qualifying mile flown, with the partner-earn structure modified in 2024 and 2025 as detailed in the partner-earn discussion below), American co-brand credit cards (1 LP per dollar of card spend on Citi AAdvantage and Barclays AAdvantage cards), AAdvantage Shopping portal (1 LP per dollar of mileage earned), AAdvantage Dining (1 LP per dollar of mileage earned), Bask Bank (1 LP per dollar deposited up to a cap), and selected other partner channels including SimplyMiles, AAdvantage Hotels, and AAdvantage Cars. The structural effect of the LP pivot is that 200,000 LPs can be earned through approximately $80,000-to-$200,000 of total spend across qualifying channels depending on the channel mix, materially broader than the pre-2022 flight-only path.
What are AAdvantage Systemwide Upgrades and how does the Executive Platinum allocation work in 2026?
AAdvantage Systemwide Upgrades (SWUs) are American Airlines' premium-cabin upgrade certificates, allocated to Executive Platinum and Concierge Key members and to certain co-brand-card holders at high spend thresholds. Executive Platinum members receive eight SWUs annually upon reaching the 200,000 LP threshold, with the SWUs valid for the qualifying year plus the following calendar year (effective expiration approximately 13-to-15 months from issuance depending on the qualification month). Each SWU upgrades the holder one cabin class on a one-segment basis for American-marketed and operated flights, with confirmation either at booking (if upgrade space in the target cabin is published as available in the AA reservations system) or on a waitlist basis. The SWU upgrade path runs Main Cabin to Business Class on domestic and Latin America flights, Main Cabin to Premium Economy or Business Class on international flights (varies by route and aircraft), and Business Class to First Class on the three-cabin international fleet (Flagship First on B777-300ER between JFK-LAX, JFK-SFO, JFK-LHR, and select other routes). The SWU is one of the principal Executive Platinum benefits and the structural mechanism by which the tier converts long-haul international travel into premium-cabin experiences. SWU upgrade-clearing rates run materially higher on transcontinental and Caribbean routes than on transatlantic and transpacific routes, where premium-cabin demand pricing absorbs more inventory.
What is the AAdvantage Concierge Key tier and how is it determined in 2026?
AAdvantage Concierge Key is American Airlines' invitation-only top tier above Executive Platinum, with no published qualification threshold, qualification structure, or annual application process. Concierge Key invitations are extended on an opaque basis by American's customer-loyalty analytics group, with reported criteria including total annual AAdvantage spend in the multi-hundred-thousand-dollar range, premium-cabin booking concentration, partner-mileage-earn breadth, AAdvantage co-brand card spend at the highest tiers, corporate-account relationship value, and individualized considerations including travel-pattern stability and customer-service-interaction history. Concierge Key benefits include individualized ground-services support at major hubs (escorted check-in, security, and lounge access), priority on revenue-flight booking and rebooking during irregular operations, individualized assignments of premium-cabin seating, complimentary alcohol service and meal pre-selection on transcontinental and international flights, dedicated phone-line support staffed by tenured American customer-service agents, and curated access to American special events including airport-opening events and aircraft-delivery ceremonies. Concierge Key membership cohort size is undisclosed by American, with View From The Wing and One Mile at a Time estimates placing the cohort at approximately 25,000-to-50,000 members across the U.S. customer base. The tier is the structural parallel to United Global Services, Delta 360, and the equivalent invitation-only top-tiers at the other U.S. legacy carriers.
Which AAdvantage co-brand credit cards earn Loyalty Points and how does the LP-earn structure work in 2026?
The AAdvantage co-brand credit card portfolio in 2026 includes the Citi AAdvantage Executive World Elite Mastercard ($595 annual fee, 1 LP per dollar of spend plus 10 LP per dollar at AA, 4 LP per dollar at restaurants), the Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard ($99 annual fee waived first year, 1 LP per dollar plus 2 LP per dollar at AA), the Citi AAdvantage Business World Elite Mastercard ($99 annual fee, 1 LP per dollar plus 2 LP per dollar at AA), the AAdvantage Aviator Red World Elite Mastercard from Barclays ($99 annual fee, 1 LP per dollar plus 2 LP per dollar at AA), and the AAdvantage Aviator Silver from Barclays ($199 annual fee, 1 LP per dollar plus 3 LP per dollar at AA). All cards earn 1 LP per dollar of card spend in addition to the categorical bonuses, and all card-earned LPs count toward Executive Platinum qualification. The Citi Executive at $595 annual fee delivers the most LP-per-dollar earn ratio at AA spend (10 LP per dollar) and additional Admirals Club access, while the Aviator Silver at $199 delivers a balanced LP-earn structure with a $25,000 spend threshold delivering a second SWU on any American-operated flight. The card-channel LP earn is the principal mechanism by which corporate-traveler cardholders supplement flight-earned LPs toward the 200,000 threshold, particularly for travelers whose annual American flight volume falls below the 60,000-to-80,000-LP range that flight earn alone would require.
How has the AAdvantage partner-earn structure changed in 2024-2026 and what does it mean for Executive Platinum qualification?
The AAdvantage partner-earn structure has compressed materially through three changes in the 2024-2026 window. The 2024 partner-flown-miles modification reduced the LP earn for non-American-marketed flights on partner carriers to approximately 0.5-to-0.8 LP per qualifying mile flown on partner-operated routes, with the multiplier varying by partner and booking class — the most material reduction at the lower fare classes (deep-discount economy and basic economy on partner carriers, where the LP earn was reduced to approximately 0.3-to-0.4 LP per mile flown). The 2025 Etihad partner-earn modification eliminated AAdvantage mileage earn for Etihad-operated flights booked on Etihad as marketing carrier, restoring the earn structure only for American-codeshare bookings on Etihad-operated metal. The 2026 British Airways short-haul earning compression reduced the LP earn for intra-Europe British Airways flights to approximately 0.5 LP per qualifying mile, with the long-haul transatlantic earn structure largely preserved. The aggregate effect of the 2024-2026 partner-earn changes is to narrow the partner-mileage-earn path to elite qualification, materially shifting the LP-earn mix toward American-marketed flights, co-brand credit cards, and the AAdvantage Shopping/Dining/Bask Bank ecosystem. For Executive Platinum qualification at the 200,000 LP threshold, the practical effect is that flying partner carriers exclusively (without American-marketed or AA-operated flights) requires approximately 40-to-50 percent more partner-mileage-earn to reach the threshold than under the pre-2024 partner-earn structure.