American Airlines offers Platinum and Platinum Pro status to Southwest elites

We’ve heard a lot from disgruntled Southwest loyalists over the past couple of weeks (the majority of which we can’t print here). The company has been trying to rejigger much of its business model over the last year through seat assignments, premium economy-ish class and massive employee layoffs. Then, earlier this month, things kicked into high gear when the airline announced that it was going to be slashing earnings on paid fares, charging for bags and ending no-expiry…