long time lurker here... to add another data point for folks - i had a US Airways card that was converted to Aviator. i didn't close that card, instead i converted it to a Barclays Arrival card in November 2015.

i applied in November 2017. Didn't get auto approved, although that may have been because i have a fraud alert on my credit. after a couple days, i got an email of approval. No mention of anything about a bonus offer. Paid my annual fee and first transaction's balance before the statement closed. Statement came today and got the 60k bonus.