US Airways Dividend - Credit Card and Preferred Status

Hello All,

I am travelling via US Airways in October. I was looking to try and save some money buy getting priority seating and no baggage fees for first and second bag by opening the US Airways Premier World MasterCard (it has an $89 annual fee, but I did the math, and since the free baggage and seating applies to companions, I'd still be coming out ahead).

In any case, it takes 25,000 "preferred-qualifying miles" to become Silver level (the lowest preferred level). According to the credit card offer, I can get 25,000 miles by charging $750 in purchases within the first 90 days. It says the points will be credited at the close of the billing cycle where the points are earned - which would be great (I could pay the balance of my trip and be done with it). But, does anyone know, do these miles count as preferred-qualifying miles, so that I would be upgraded instantly to preferred silver?

If not, it's not worth me getting the card ... especially with the annual fee.

I shot off an email to customer service, but was hoping maybe someone here has done the same thing and knows for sure.

Thanks!

Elite qualification miles are typically earned only by flying.

I don't know of any instances where credit card miles counted towards the elite status qualification.

elite status is determined by PQM - preferred qualifying miles which are not the same as miles earned from CC or anything else.

bozo007 said: If you happen to take a flight on US Air before that, there are several better in flight promotions for the same card. I was on a couple of flight a few weeks ago and they were offering 35k miles + no fee for the first year.

I am a enrolled in the US Air program and get this offer e-mailed to me regularly.

I think there is currently a 1,500 mile bonus for enrolling in their dividend miles programs as well.