Originally Posted by
glatorre
As a result of the former US Airways Dividend Miles program merging into American Airlines' AAdvantage program, I have both an Aviator Red Mastercard (issued by Barclay's Bank) and a Platinum Select Mastercard (issued by Citi Cards). Both cards post miles to my AAdvantage account, so I'm looking for feedback on differences/benefits of the cards that would help decide which one to keep because I don't want to pay two annual fees.
Thanks in advance for the feedback.
There are some extensive threads on the Aviator cards, but essentially these two are duplicate cards except that the Aviator Red has a slightly lower annual fee, no foreign transaction fee, and Chip+PIN fallback (but only when the terminal does not support signatures).
Some people may prefer Citi or Barclays customer service and occasional spending bonus offers, but this is a subjective choice. That said, the Aviator cards can no longer be applied for, so if you can't cancel it, you can't get another.