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AAdvantage Aviator Silver and Red Cards from BarclayCard
There are five AAdvantage-linked Aviator-branded cards by Barclaycard. Two of them can be applied for directly, the other three are upgrades or downgrades after receiving a Red card.The Many Flavors of Barclaycard AAdvantage Aviator
Where can I see information on all available Barclays Barclaycard AAdvantage cards?
Aviator Red (On AA.com)
Aviator Silver (On AA.com)
Aviator Business (On AA.com)
Red cardholders may receive an offer to upgrade to Aviator Silver after a period of time that varies, usually 3-11 months. The offer appears in the online "Offers" section, if it is declined there may be no simple way to receive the upgrade. Be careful with your clicking! Silver benefits begin at the start of the next statement, but the increased annual fee won't hit until the next card-member year starts.
Aviator Silver Vs Red
Annual Fee: Silver $199 Red $99
Miles on AA Purchases: Silver 3x Red 2x
Miles on hotels and car rentals: Silver 2x, Red 1x
Miles on all other purchases: Silver 1x, Red 1x
Bonus Loyalty Points: Silver 5k LP after $20k/$40k/$50k Per Status Year Red None
In-Flight Food & Beverage: Silver $25 back/day Red 25% back
Wifi Credits: Silver $50/anniversary year Red $25/anniversary year
Companion Ticket: Silver 2 Companions Red 1 Companion (Minimum Anniversary-Year Spend Required for both)
PreCheck/Global Entry: Silver $100 credit Red No Credit
Card Benefit Details
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Aviator Silver Bonus Loyalty Points: Bonuses are based on spend during status year, not anniversary year. When upgrading to Silver your Red spending will carry over. Five thousand Loyalty Points after spending $20k/$40k/$50k. You cannot stack multiple Silver accounts to earn this multiple times.
Companion Certificate: $20k in anniversary year spend required, issued about 45 days after you annual fee hits. Red gets one companion, Silver can have two. $99+tax for companions, round-trip 48 contiguous US States only unless you live in Alaska or Hawaii, in which case you may fly from your home state to the 48.
Barclaycard AAdvantage Aviator Silver and Red Cards (master thread)
May 10, 2018, 12:02 pm
#61
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AA EXP, IHG Diamond, IC Amb
Posts: 5,508
May 10, 2018, 3:25 pm
#63
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EP, HH Diamond, Admirals Club, Global Entry
Posts: 417
I didn't know this. I had this wrong impression that the credit card based EQM, in total from all cards, cannot exceed 10,000 miles. Thank you for correcting me. I have both cards and this is definitely something to keep in mind.
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May 11, 2018, 9:14 am
#64
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: California
Programs: AA EXP 2MM, HH DIA, Hertz PC, GE + Pre✓, Amazon Super Special Prime
Posts: 1,008
Just wrapped up hitting my EQM threshold on the AA Exec, now on to the Aviator. should have it done by late summer and it will pad the stats for elite qualifying the rest of the year. ^
May 12, 2018, 9:50 am
#66
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AA EXP, IHG Diamond, IC Amb
Posts: 5,508
They told me I wouldn’t have to pay the fee until my anniversary date when I upgraded mine earlier this year.
May 12, 2018, 10:10 am
#67
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: California
Programs: AA EXP 2MM, HH DIA, Hertz PC, GE + Pre✓, Amazon Super Special Prime
Posts: 1,008
Called in early April and asked for the upgrade, it was available and they explained the terms and conditions and all that. I agreed and was informed that the new AF would post on the statement that closed yesterday. It did not. I am guessing it will show up next month.
May 12, 2018, 6:26 pm
#68
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: New Orleans (MSY)
Programs: AA EXP, IHG PLT, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Explorist, Amtrak, WN
Posts: 2,617
Red Ann'y date was in Novemeber. Got fee waived. Wanted upgrade to Silver at the time, but they couldn't make that happen due to my accepting a bonus spend offer in Mid 2017. I was told to call back in 90 days and it would likely be available.
Called in early April and asked for the upgrade, it was available and they explained the terms and conditions and all that. I agreed and was informed that the new AF would post on the statement that closed yesterday. It did not. I am guessing it will show up next month.
Called in early April and asked for the upgrade, it was available and they explained the terms and conditions and all that. I agreed and was informed that the new AF would post on the statement that closed yesterday. It did not. I am guessing it will show up next month.
May 13, 2018, 5:18 pm
#69
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: New York, NY, USA
Programs: BAGold; AA3MMPlat; UA1MMGold; FBGold; MarriottAmb; AccorPlat; HHGold; ICPlatAmb; HyattDiscoverist
Posts: 4,378
I qualified for $3K EQD credit on April 12, which just posted the same day as yours. My 5K EQMs, for which I qualified on April 2, posted much more quickly.
May 16, 2018, 12:31 pm
#70
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: PHX & AGP
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT, Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, Hilton Gold
Posts: 11,453
I hit both 10K MEQ on both cards last week. I requalified for PLT with the added MEQ, just might make it to PP.
May 17, 2018, 12:10 am
#71
Join Date: May 2008
Location: PHL (kinda, no airport is really close)
Programs: AA Exp, but not sure for how long. Enterprise Platinum woo-hoo!
Posts: 4,550
Do card EQM's earn progress toward upgrade stickers? I got 5K EQM's posted recently (with an "as of" date of April 10) but it didn't seem to move the needed on the "miles needed for 500-mile upgrades." The AA website says you get 4 stickers for every 12,500 EQMs earned but doesn't give an exception for card miles.
May 28, 2018, 5:12 pm
#72
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: California
Programs: AA EXP, lowly UA 1K; Hyatt Diamond, SPG Gold, Hilton Gold; National EC, Hertz PC
Posts: 2,214
I am considering upgrading to Silver as I am already at $25k spend for the year with the Red. Does anyone know if the spending resets or if I keep on chugging away to get the higher level deals the Silver has?
May 28, 2018, 6:13 pm
#73
Moderator: Travel Safety/Security, Travel Tools, California, Los Angeles; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: oneword Emerald
Posts: 20,615
Except for the improved benefits and the color of the card, everything else stays the same, including the account number.
May 28, 2018, 6:42 pm
#74
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: New York City + Vail, CO
Programs: American Airlines Executive Platinum, Marriott Bonvoy Ambassador Elite
Posts: 3,225
i upgraded earlier this year and they gave me a new account number, I've continued to use my old card just fine though---never actually activated the replacement silver card. FYI
May 28, 2018, 7:36 pm
#75
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 3,528
Granted I upgraded a year or two ago, but my spending pre-conversion carried over towards the EQM.