I am an Aussie based in Chicago and in the last year moved from united status to American status. Both programs are actually pretty good and FAR superior to qantas (ie low surcharges and (some) availability on award bookings). I found united has a lot of flight availability to Europe, especially ...

Hi yhtan5. I was wondering why you wanted to buy American miles? Ie what redemptions do you see? I find it very tough to use my American miles (as do most people based in the USA). I like lifemiles much better. Cheers.