Dan,
I may have a flight for you to test if an elite can book for a non-elite's account on CO (coach):
NYC-LAX/BUR 7/15
LAX/BUR-NYC 8/15-16
7/15 all thats available is USAir JFK-PHX-LAX in Biz 25k 1 way
7/14 12,500 EWR-SNA 8:45am in coach or Biz for 25k with US
8/15 UA BUR-SFO-JFK C7 to SFO all coach no E+ and its 25k for Biz a very nice seat on the UA ps flight SFO-JFK, there are some US flights to LGA,JFK and EWR at different times from ONT,SNA,BUR
on 8/16 CO has 2 ns flights in the afternoon and red-eye to EWR for 12,500 in coach out of SNA nothing for LAX (BTW CO doesnt fly into BUR)