Cadillac and American Airlines are friends with benefits

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MIAMI, FL - FEBRUARY 13: American Airlines employees help travelers at the ticket counter in the Miami International Airport on February 12, 2013 in Miami, Florida. Reports indicate that a deal between American Airlines and US Airways to merge is set to be announced as early as tomorrow. If the deal goes through it would create the world's biggest airline. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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Do you prefer driving or flying? American Airlines and Cadillac want you to do both.

Cadillac, a subsidiary of General Motors (GM), is teaming up with American Airlines (AAL) to roll Cadillac cars into the AAdvantage benefits program.

If you’re more of a flyer, you could benefit in the form of personal gate transfers. American Airlines ConciergeKey members flying into Los Angeles International Airport will be identified if they have tight transfer times, and driven to their next departure gate in a Cadillac CTS, SRX or Escalade. If approvals are met, the program could be expanded to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, and New York’s LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport by the end of this year.

There are benefits for Cadillac enthusiasts too: Starting later this month, if you’re enrolled in the AAdvantage program and you schedule a time to test drive a Cadillac, you could earn 7,500 AAdvantage miles.