Sep 28, 2019, 3:51 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
Archive Of ORIGINAL AAdvantage Aviator Silver and Red Cards from BarclayCard
FOR CURRENT THREAD SEE HERE.
NOTE: The BarclayCard
There are five AAdvantage-linked Aviator-branded cards by Barclaycard. An April 2015 article on The Points Guy details them.
The Many Flavors of Barclaycard AAdvantage Aviator (Jason Steele, April 13th, 2015).
Where can I see information on all available Barclays Barclaycard AAdvantage cards?
Barclaycard AAdvantage® Aviator® Mastercard®
Barclaycard AAdvantage® Aviator® Blue Mastercard®
Barclaycard AAdvantage® Aviator® Red Mastercard®
Barclaycard AAdvantage® Aviator® Silver World Elite Mastercard®
Barclaycard AAdvantage® Aviator® Business Mastercard®
(These links are to aa.com pages for the respective Aviator cards)
Link to American Airlines® AAdvantage® Aviator™ Red MasterCard® Reward Rules T&C (Feb 2017)
Link to American Airlines® AAdvantage® Aviator™ Silver World Elite MasterCard® Reward Rules T&C (Feb 2017)
Link to FT thread Citi & Barclaycard AAdvantage Credit Card Free Domestic Checked Bag / Baggage
Aviator Red applications are available at the airport or in flight in 2017, or online at https://home.barclaycardus.com
New Red cardholders may apply to upgrade to Aviator Silver after 90 days. Existing Red cardholders (prior to 2017) may apply to upgrade to Silver at any time.
Aviator Silver offers EQM:
"Additional Benefits of your Account
Elite Qualifying Miles
The primary cardmember may earn 5,000 Elite Qualifying Miles ("EQMs") after spending $20,000 in Net Purchases that post to the AAdvantage® Aviator™ Silver account from January 1st through December 31st each calendar year. The primary cardmember may earn an additional 5,000 AAdvantage® EQMs each calendar year when the cardmember reaches $40,000 in spending on Net Purchases with the AAdvantage Aviator Silver account during the same period. An AAdvantage® Aviator™ Silver primary cardmember may earn the maximum 10,000 EQMs once per calendar year, unless the cardmember has already earned the maximum number of EQMs through another AAdvantage® Aviator™ Silver account. EQMs earned are in addition to the AAdvantage miles earned for Net Purchases made on the AAdvantage®Aviator™ Silver account. Net Purchases exclude returned goods and services, cash advances, convenience checks, transferred balances, credits, fees and interest charges. Net Purchases made by authorized users through additional cards on the primary cardmember's AAdvantage® Aviator™ Silver account will count toward the primary cardmember's qualifying spend. EQMs earned as a result of this benefit will typically be posted to the primary cardmember's AAdvantage® account 6-8 weeks after meeting the spend requirement. EQMs will not count toward Million Miler℠ status. EQMs cannot be redeemed for award travel, AAdvantage® miles or any other AAdvantage® program awards. EQMs earned with the AAdvantage® Aviator™ Silver account qualify toward the primary cardmember's AAdvantage® program elite status earning requirements each calendar year, subject to the limits under the Reward Rules and the AAdvantage® Program. Full details on elite status and qualifications are available in the AAdvantage® section of aa.com."
Both cards will offer spend offsets to the required Elite Qualifying Dollar spend in 2017.[/B]
Spend $25,000 or more on a Barclaycard-issued American AAdvantage Aviator Red credit card and earn 3,000 EQD.
Spend $25,000 on a Barclaycard-issued AAdvantage Aviator Silver credit card and earn an additional 3,000 EQD - a second $25,000 spend will earn another 3,000 EQD.
You can not hold both cards and combine earnings. You can notvearn more than $6,000 EQD spend offset in one year. Qualifying purchases are 1 Jan - 31 Dec of one year.
See EQ Dollar / EQD offset via Barclaycard Aviator Card – announcement, details for further information.
and FAQ: Earning EQD / Elite Qualifying Dollars on AA and Partner Airlines (2017 on)
Spend $20,000 on your Silver card in one calendar year, earn 5,000 EQM; spend a total of $40,000 or more on your Silver card, earn 5,000 more EQM.
Above updated 16 Feb 2017 - JDiver
What are the benefits of the Aviator Silver card?
- Earn 3X miles for every dollar spent on eligible US Airways and American Airlines purchases
- Earn 2X miles for every dollar spent on hotels and car rentals
- Earn 1X miles for every dollar spent on all other purchases
- Earn 5,000 Elite Qualifying Miles for each $20,000 in annual purchases (10,000 maximum EQMs per year)
- First checked bag free for you and up to 8 companions traveling on the same reservation
- A Companion Certificate good for up to 2 guests at $99 each will be issued each year after your account anniversary when you spend $30,000 or more in purchases (taxes and fees apply)
- No foreign transaction fees
- Premium Servicing including US-based Customer Service, World Elite Concierge and Luxury Travel Benefits
- Receive 10% of your redeemed miles back, up to 10,000 miles each calendar year
- Apply for Global Entry with TSA PreCheck and, upon approval, experience expedited, more efficient security screenings, moving you smoothly through U.S. Customs when returning from traveling abroad. Pay for the $100 Global Entry application fee with your card and you'll automatically receive a $100 statement credit 2-3 weeks after your transaction.
- With this benefit, the primary cardmember can receive one application fee statement credit every 5 years when the Global Entry membership needs to be renewed.
According to the Aviator card FAQ,
Thus, this benefit
For additional information about the 10% rebate benefit, see FAQ: AAdvantage Citi / Barclays 10% miles / mileage rebate (consolidated)and the associated wiki.
For this benefit to apply, your account must be open and active at the time of redemption.
The American Airlines AAdvantage bonus miles you will earn through this benefit will be based on 10% of the total AAdvantage miles you redeem each month during the calendar year. The maximum number of AAdvantage® bonus miles that can be earned annually from this benefit is 10,000 AAdvantage bonus miles per calendar year and per AAdvantage® account, regardless of how many AAdvantage miles you redeem in that calendar year.
This benefit only applies to AAdvantage miles redeemed from the primary Cardmember’s AAdvantage® account. Please allow 6-8 weeks after your redemption for American Airlines AAdvantage bonus miles to post to the primary Cardmember’s AAdvantage account.
The American Airlines AAdvantage bonus miles you will earn through this benefit will be based on 10% of the total AAdvantage miles you redeem each month during the calendar year. The maximum number of AAdvantage® bonus miles that can be earned annually from this benefit is 10,000 AAdvantage bonus miles per calendar year and per AAdvantage® account, regardless of how many AAdvantage miles you redeem in that calendar year.
This benefit only applies to AAdvantage miles redeemed from the primary Cardmember’s AAdvantage® account. Please allow 6-8 weeks after your redemption for American Airlines AAdvantage bonus miles to post to the primary Cardmember’s AAdvantage account.
- applies to all miles redemptions, regardless of the passenger name on the airline ticket or other award.
- is limited to 10,000 miles in rebates per calendar year, regardless of how many Barclays and/or Citi AA cards you have.
For additional information about the 10% rebate benefit, see FAQ: AAdvantage Citi / Barclays 10% miles / mileage rebate (consolidated)and the associated wiki.
ARCHIVE: Barclaycard AAdvantage Aviator Silver and Red Cards
Aug 9, 2017, 9:32 am
#1396
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 91
How long does it usually take the web site to reflect an upgrade to silver? I received the "You've been upgraded; new cards are on the way" email on Monday. Two days later the web site still shows my account as red. The awards activity page still shows the red level benefits.
Aug 9, 2017, 10:42 am
#1397
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2001
Location: MSY; 2-time FT Fantasy Football Champ, now in recovery.
Programs: AA lifetime GLD; UA Silver; Marriott LTTE; IHG Plat,
Posts: 14,518
I'm still getting the 10K annually on my anniversary, and I've started also getting the 10% rebate on award redemptions as well. It's a sock-drawer card for me, but even as low as I value my AA miles these days, 20K for an annual fee under $100 is a pretty sweet deal.
Aug 9, 2017, 10:53 am
#1398
Join Date: Jul 2001
Programs: AA EP
Posts: 2,203
Don't think it shows up until u are converted -- which is the beginning of ur next billing cycle u will get a letter in the mail about 7-10 after u upgrades with details.
How long does it usually take the web site to reflect an upgrade to silver? I received the "You've been upgraded; new cards are on the way" email on Monday. Two days later the web site still shows my account as red. The awards activity page still shows the red level benefits.
Aug 9, 2017, 11:55 am
#1399
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: SNA/LAX, PHL
Programs: AA Gold, AS MVP, WN A-List, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Exp, Hertz PC
Posts: 449
There is talk that AMEX and DL might change that, the only card to get the waiver would be the reserve card. But it would be nice of AA would do it also, and if they did, I doubt Silver card would be the one that would get the wavier, I'm thinking it would be the Citi Executive card.
Aug 9, 2017, 11:59 am
#1400
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 91
I'm past the billing cycle. I was approved for an upgrade near the end of the last one, so the delay was supposed to be just a few days. The latest email said the upgrade was complete.
Aug 9, 2017, 1:25 pm
#1401
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 1,456
For confirmation you can on-site message them. You should get a response like: "...After review of your account, we can confirm that your account is eligible to receive 10,000 bonus miles every year on the anniversary of your account opening...please note, these miles are awarded at the close of the cycle in which your anniversary date falls..."
Aug 9, 2017, 2:47 pm
#1402
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: 718
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Platinum, IHG Diamond
Posts: 967
Yeah same. Im keeping it forever since i live in an AA hub. Finally burned all my AA miles so the 10% is now moot but have been maxing out on that 10% for the past few yrs. My only regret was not opening another one of these when i had the chance T_T
Aug 10, 2017, 9:33 am
#1403
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: DCA
Programs: AA EXP; BoNVoY Tit LTP
Posts: 1,923
Just a quick note to say that I got my EQM around 16 days after crossing the threshold, in between statements. Much quicker than the six to eight weeks I expected.
Aug 10, 2017, 3:03 pm
#1404
Join Date: Apr 2009
Programs: American EXP; British Airways Gold
Posts: 1,896
Similar experience here. Statement ending 7.16.17 included the spend which crossed the $40,000.00 milestone. The 5,000 EQM's appeared 24 days later on my AAdvantage account.
Aug 10, 2017, 3:13 pm
#1405
Moderator: American AAdvantage, Travel Safety/Security & Texas, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: AUS / GRK
Programs: AA, HHonors, Hertz
Posts: 13,485
The normal activity from the statement when I crossed the $20k spend threshold posted to my AA account on 7/3.
The 5k EQM posted to my AA account on 7/8.
I'm not exactly sure when in June I crossed the $20k spend, but this seems about right compared with past years. I've had this card since it existed, and the US card prior.
The 5k EQM posted to my AA account on 7/8.
I'm not exactly sure when in June I crossed the $20k spend, but this seems about right compared with past years. I've had this card since it existed, and the US card prior.
Aug 10, 2017, 5:17 pm
#1406
Join Date: Feb 2007
Programs: Marriott Platinum, Hilton Gold
Posts: 503
Any reason to keep the Citicard if I have this card too?
I was just approved for the BarclayCard Red AAdvantage card and it looks as though it has almost the same features as the Citicard Platinum Select. I'd rather not pay two annual fees, so I'm planning to cancel the Citicard as soon as I get the BarclayCard. Is there any reason to keep the Citicard other than the trip delay/interruption feature, which I don't care about particularly?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Aug 10, 2017, 6:37 pm
#1407
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: New York
Programs: Navy A-4 Skyhawk, B727 FE/FO, S80 FO, B757/767 FO, B737 CA
Posts: 1,342
I was just approved for the BarclayCard Red AAdvantage card and it looks as though it has almost the same features as the Citicard Platinum Select. I'd rather not pay two annual fees, so I'm planning to cancel the Citicard as soon as I get the BarclayCard. Is there any reason to keep the Citicard other than the trip delay/interruption feature, which I don't care about particularly?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Aug 10, 2017, 7:08 pm
#1408
Join Date: Apr 2009
Programs: American EXP; British Airways Gold
Posts: 1,896
I was just approved for the BarclayCard Red AAdvantage card and it looks as though it has almost the same features as the Citicard Platinum Select. I'd rather not pay two annual fees, so I'm planning to cancel the Citicard as soon as I get the BarclayCard. Is there any reason to keep the Citicard other than the trip delay/interruption feature, which I don't care about particularly?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Last edited by jcatman; Aug 10, 2017 at 7:13 pm
Aug 11, 2017, 5:49 am
#1409
Join Date: Feb 2007
Programs: Marriott Platinum, Hilton Gold
Posts: 503
Well, if you rate the two cards the same, then keep which ever one you had the longest...for you credit history. The only advantage to keeping the Barclay's is if it converts to silver and all the bonuses that come with that. Another consideration: with Citi, you can open a card while still having one open...with Barclays you can't, though some lucky folks seem to be able to (that's rare, though).
I have plenty of cards with long credit histories, so I don't think that will be a problem either way.
BTW, is there any way to check how close I am to the end of the 24 month period that prevents another bonus from Citibank? I think I'm pretty close but I'm not sure exactly when that is up.
Aug 11, 2017, 6:37 am
#1410
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: New York
Programs: Navy A-4 Skyhawk, B727 FE/FO, S80 FO, B757/767 FO, B737 CA
Posts: 1,342
Thanks, but I guess I wasn't clear enough in my post. The question is whether I'm overlooking some feature of the Citicard or some drawback of the Aviator that means it would be a mistake to close the Citicard.
I have plenty of cards with long credit histories, so I don't think that will be a problem either way.
BTW, is there any way to check how close I am to the end of the 24 month period that prevents another bonus from Citibank? I think I'm pretty close but I'm not sure exactly when that is up.
I have plenty of cards with long credit histories, so I don't think that will be a problem either way.
BTW, is there any way to check how close I am to the end of the 24 month period that prevents another bonus from Citibank? I think I'm pretty close but I'm not sure exactly when that is up.
AFAIK, there's no way to look up when the 24 months is over, you have to track that yourself (I keep a spreadsheet for all that info). If you have statements going back that far, you can at least get an idea by seeing when you put spend on it the first time.