Sql - alternativa a CON ... AS

Simplemente use la agregación condicional:

SELECT SUM(CASE WHEN STATUS = 'A' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS A_COUNT ,
       SUM(CASE WHEN STATUS = 'B' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS B_COUNT ,
       SUM(CASE WHEN STATUS = 'C' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS C_COUNT ,
       SUM(CASE WHEN STATUS = 'D' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS D_COUNT ,
       SUM(CASE WHEN STATUS = 'E' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS E_COUNT ,
       SUM(CASE WHEN STATUS = 'F' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS F_COUNT 
FROM XYZ ;

Debo señalar que poner los valores en filas separadas es aún más fácil:

select status, count(*)
from xyz
group by status;