Dec 28, 2016, 7:23 pm
Last edit by: philemer
Personal Card
Click here to get the same offer (see below) with the annual fee waived the first year. First try entering code 999999 in the box at the top of the page. Apparently this offer is from an AA employee selling the card inflight, but it seems to be open to everyone. But publishing that employee's code online could get the employee in trouble. If 999999 doesn't work, use employee code 356467. Note: You will NOT get a $99 Companion Certificate as part of your bonus when the annual fee is waived.
Language from the web offer page: Anniversary Companion Certificate: Each anniversary year; earn a Companion Certificate good for 1 guest at $99 (plus taxes and fees) after spending $20,000 on purchases and your account remains open for 45 days after your anniversary date. There is NO LANGUAGE in this offer regarding a "complimentary" companion certificate.
AAdvantage Aviator Red World Elite Mastercard
1. 70K offer https://cards.barclaycardus.com/cred...0-8f2f74651285 DEAD
2. 60,000 bonus miles and $99 Companion Certificate after first purchase and paying the $99 annual fee
Offer landing page: https://cards.barclaycardus.com/card...astercard.html
The offer fine print:
The primary cardmember will earn sixty thousand (60,000) AAdvantage® bonus miles after a purchase is made on the card account within ninety (90) days of card account opening and the annual fee has been paid. Please allow 4-6 weeks for the AAdvantage®bonus miles to be deposited into your AAdvantage® account. Balance transfers and cash advances do not qualify as purchases. This offer may be canceled at any time without notice.
In addition to the sixty thousand (60,000) AAdvantage® bonus miles, the primary cardmember will earn one (1) domestic economy fare American Airlines introductory Companion Certificate redeemable for one (1) companion ticket at $99 (plus taxes and fees) after a purchase is made on the card account within ninety (90) days of card account opening and the annual fee has been paid. Please allow 8-10 weeks for delivery of the Companion Certificate after the qualifying purchase has posted to your card account and the annual fee has been paid. Balance transfers and cash advances do not qualify as purchases. This offer may be canceled at any time without notice.
This one-time offer is valid for eligible cardmembers. You may not be eligible for this offer if you currently have or previously had an account with us in this program.
There are data points indicating that this is not always enforced: See posts 439, 496, 514, 516, 517, 538, 835
As of Sept. 2017, most people applying for an Aviator card are being denied, "instantly" by a computer, if they already have an Aviator card open. As of Dec. 2017, most people applying for an Aviator card are being denied, even by recon, if they already have an Aviator card open. It had been that current and previous Aviator Red (US Airways Converted) cardmembers were not subject to the 24-month restriction. This seems to have changed as far as current card holders applying for a second, concurrent card. (See posts #185, 193, 194, 195, 198, 199, 211, 220, 247, 290, 527, 529, 532)
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Business Card, see this thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cred...-card-50k.html
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RECON. PHONE NUMBERS
Reported phone numbers to call for reconsideration include 866-371-4787, (post 303), 866-205-5973 (post 659), 866-408-4064 (multiple posts), 866-408-4065 (from post #2 in recon thread), 866-369-1283 (from post #7 in recon thread). Other posters have called the general customer service number and asked to be transferred to a credit analyst.
Sign Up Bonus Info:
It appears that if your SUB includes the $95 AF (annual fee), Barclays doesn't post the AF until the 2nd statement. Thus, it will be a min. of 2 statements before you see your SUB points. This is only if the SUB requires the AF (as opposed to some SUBs that just have the $x,xxx in purchases with no AF).
There have been at least two cases in July 2023 where Barclays posted the AF prior to the first statement. In both of those cases, the cardholder paid the AF and other balance prior to the closing date. The SUB was issued as of the first statement for one these accounts. It may be the second one was too close to the closing date.
Posting of points from Barclays SUB to AA seem to take 3-7 days after the SUB posts on the Barclays Statement.
Language from the web offer page: Anniversary Companion Certificate: Each anniversary year; earn a Companion Certificate good for 1 guest at $99 (plus taxes and fees) after spending $20,000 on purchases and your account remains open for 45 days after your anniversary date. There is NO LANGUAGE in this offer regarding a "complimentary" companion certificate.
AAdvantage Aviator Red World Elite Mastercard
2. 60,000 bonus miles and $99 Companion Certificate after first purchase and paying the $99 annual fee
Offer landing page: https://cards.barclaycardus.com/card...astercard.html
The offer fine print:
The primary cardmember will earn sixty thousand (60,000) AAdvantage® bonus miles after a purchase is made on the card account within ninety (90) days of card account opening and the annual fee has been paid. Please allow 4-6 weeks for the AAdvantage®bonus miles to be deposited into your AAdvantage® account. Balance transfers and cash advances do not qualify as purchases. This offer may be canceled at any time without notice.
In addition to the sixty thousand (60,000) AAdvantage® bonus miles, the primary cardmember will earn one (1) domestic economy fare American Airlines introductory Companion Certificate redeemable for one (1) companion ticket at $99 (plus taxes and fees) after a purchase is made on the card account within ninety (90) days of card account opening and the annual fee has been paid. Please allow 8-10 weeks for delivery of the Companion Certificate after the qualifying purchase has posted to your card account and the annual fee has been paid. Balance transfers and cash advances do not qualify as purchases. This offer may be canceled at any time without notice.
This one-time offer is valid for eligible cardmembers. You may not be eligible for this offer if you currently have or previously had an account with us in this program.
There are data points indicating that this is not always enforced: See posts 439, 496, 514, 516, 517, 538, 835
As of Sept. 2017, most people applying for an Aviator card are being denied, "instantly" by a computer, if they already have an Aviator card open. As of Dec. 2017, most people applying for an Aviator card are being denied, even by recon, if they already have an Aviator card open. It had been that current and previous Aviator Red (US Airways Converted) cardmembers were not subject to the 24-month restriction. This seems to have changed as far as current card holders applying for a second, concurrent card. (See posts #185, 193, 194, 195, 198, 199, 211, 220, 247, 290, 527, 529, 532)
__________________________________________________ ___________________________
Business Card, see this thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cred...-card-50k.html
__________________________________________________ ___________________________
RECON. PHONE NUMBERS
Reported phone numbers to call for reconsideration include 866-371-4787, (post 303), 866-205-5973 (post 659), 866-408-4064 (multiple posts), 866-408-4065 (from post #2 in recon thread), 866-369-1283 (from post #7 in recon thread). Other posters have called the general customer service number and asked to be transferred to a credit analyst.
Sign Up Bonus Info:
It appears that if your SUB includes the $95 AF (annual fee), Barclays doesn't post the AF until the 2nd statement. Thus, it will be a min. of 2 statements before you see your SUB points. This is only if the SUB requires the AF (as opposed to some SUBs that just have the $x,xxx in purchases with no AF).
There have been at least two cases in July 2023 where Barclays posted the AF prior to the first statement. In both of those cases, the cardholder paid the AF and other balance prior to the closing date. The SUB was issued as of the first statement for one these accounts. It may be the second one was too close to the closing date.
Posting of points from Barclays SUB to AA seem to take 3-7 days after the SUB posts on the Barclays Statement.
Barclays AAdvantage Aviator PERSONAL Card (2016 - 2023)
Mar 18, 2017, 8:34 am
#211
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Southwest Colorado
Programs: AA/United/HH/Marriott/SPG/Club Carlson
Posts: 15
Another data point-
Current Aviator Red cardholder from US Airways days. Applied for this one a couple days ago, and was accepted instantly with a 14k CL.
Current Aviator Red cardholder from US Airways days. Applied for this one a couple days ago, and was accepted instantly with a 14k CL.
Mar 18, 2017, 9:08 am
#212
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: AA EXP, Hyatt Globalist, *A Silver
Posts: 4,896
Mar 19, 2017, 11:01 am
#214
Join Date: May 2011
Programs: Spg Gold, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 1,578
Mar 23, 2017, 8:36 am
#215
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,536
I have a red AAviator card that was converted from the old USAirways card.
I *had* an Arrival + like 2 or more years ago that I closed and had the credit line moved over to the AAviator card.
I applied on Sat. for the "new" AAviator red card and got the 10-day review thing. Still haven't heard back from Barclay. I'm guessing that they are wanting to re-allocate the credit line, but don't know.
Do I continue to wait (if I knew it was going to take this long, I would've opted for the $15 expedited shipping of the card--assuming I'm approved), or call the recon line tomorrow?
I've seen mixed results on another thread where if you call the recon line it's pretty much a guarantee they'll get pissy with you and deny you just out of spite because you dared to call, but here it seems that people are calling with success.
I *had* an Arrival + like 2 or more years ago that I closed and had the credit line moved over to the AAviator card.
I applied on Sat. for the "new" AAviator red card and got the 10-day review thing. Still haven't heard back from Barclay. I'm guessing that they are wanting to re-allocate the credit line, but don't know.
Do I continue to wait (if I knew it was going to take this long, I would've opted for the $15 expedited shipping of the card--assuming I'm approved), or call the recon line tomorrow?
I've seen mixed results on another thread where if you call the recon line it's pretty much a guarantee they'll get pissy with you and deny you just out of spite because you dared to call, but here it seems that people are calling with success.
Mar 23, 2017, 12:15 pm
#216
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 736
I have a red AAviator card that was converted from the old USAirways card.
I *had* an Arrival + like 2 or more years ago that I closed and had the credit line moved over to the AAviator card.
I applied on Sat. for the "new" AAviator red card and got the 10-day review thing. Still haven't heard back from Barclay. I'm guessing that they are wanting to re-allocate the credit line, but don't know.
Do I continue to wait (if I knew it was going to take this long, I would've opted for the $15 expedited shipping of the card--assuming I'm approved), or call the recon line tomorrow?
I've seen mixed results on another thread where if you call the recon line it's pretty much a guarantee they'll get pissy with you and deny you just out of spite because you dared to call, but here it seems that people are calling with success.
I *had* an Arrival + like 2 or more years ago that I closed and had the credit line moved over to the AAviator card.
I applied on Sat. for the "new" AAviator red card and got the 10-day review thing. Still haven't heard back from Barclay. I'm guessing that they are wanting to re-allocate the credit line, but don't know.
Do I continue to wait (if I knew it was going to take this long, I would've opted for the $15 expedited shipping of the card--assuming I'm approved), or call the recon line tomorrow?
I've seen mixed results on another thread where if you call the recon line it's pretty much a guarantee they'll get pissy with you and deny you just out of spite because you dared to call, but here it seems that people are calling with success.
Mar 24, 2017, 10:05 am
#217
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,784
It used to be that there was no point in calling. Either they would approve you, or not, and the call didn't help. And if you did HUCA they would yell at you for making a second call. Don't know about now of course.
Mar 24, 2017, 11:10 am
#218
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 644
I applied for this card when this came out and now see an upgrade offer to silver on my account. Is it really worth the upgrade?
Mar 26, 2017, 12:10 am
#219
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 3,528
a) Care about the ability to earn EQM and/or EQD, or
b) Put a lot of spend on the card
Over the red, Silver gets 3x miles on AA, 2x miles on hotels/car rentals, and several annual spend bonuses: 5k EQM after $20k, 3k EQD after $25k, a domestic companion certificate after $30k, another 5k EQM after $40k, and another 3k EQD after $50k. Plus, US-based customer service and a TSA pre-check/Global Entry reimbursement.
Mar 26, 2017, 11:16 am
#220
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,536
Another data point:
Have a current AAdvantage Aviator Red card that was converted from the old USAirways card.
Applied online last Sat (3/18), got the "wait 10 days". Got a phone call this morning wanting to verify income, length of employment, and wanting to move credit line from existing card (29k) to the new card. So I only moved 5k over, as I really only wanted the card for the 40k points.
Have a current AAdvantage Aviator Red card that was converted from the old USAirways card.
Applied online last Sat (3/18), got the "wait 10 days". Got a phone call this morning wanting to verify income, length of employment, and wanting to move credit line from existing card (29k) to the new card. So I only moved 5k over, as I really only wanted the card for the 40k points.
Apr 3, 2017, 4:35 pm
#223
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 433
DP I also had the Aviator Red that was transitioned over from the U.S. Airways card.
I closed the card about 5 months ago and was approved last night for a new Aviator Red.
I currently have the Jetblue, Barclays Arrival + and the Aviator non red with Barclays all open.
Approved for $14G Credit line
I closed the card about 5 months ago and was approved last night for a new Aviator Red.
I currently have the Jetblue, Barclays Arrival + and the Aviator non red with Barclays all open.
Approved for $14G Credit line
Apr 3, 2017, 11:39 pm
#224
Moderator: Travel Safety/Security, Travel Tools, California, Los Angeles; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: oneword Emerald
Posts: 20,639
Apr 4, 2017, 9:42 am
#225
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 512
Has anyone received an email for a 10k mile bonus after spending 750 in three consecutive months?