Originally Posted by
michael_v
As posted by thepointsguy:
My comments: the no-fee card is the first free rewards card with no foreign transaction fees, AFAIK.
Not the first, Capital One already has two cards: VentureOneSM Rewards and Cash Rewards.
I guess introduction of these cards has something to do with US-AA merger. These look like cards to replace US Airways cards after the merger (in the likely case that Barclays is no longer a credit card issuer for the merged airline).