Apr 29, 2015, 6:33 am
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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
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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)
Jan 3, 2020, 3:54 pm
#557
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 1,456
+1. I forget the 2020 cut-off annual renewal date for this but I know my wife and I expect one last 10K for Feb renewals. That was a great deal...
Jan 4, 2020, 5:08 am
#558
Join Date: Jul 2001
Programs: AA EP
Posts: 2,203
Went through this. You have to put a case in with Barclays as it is billed by Panasonic (but says AA). In my case, the case was taking forever and am agent just credited me. ACS knows about this issue and Barclays was suppose to adjust their system to pick up on Panasonic. This was in early November so maybe u are pre them
knowing there was an issue
knowing there was an issue
I keep getting the runaround from Barclays about the WiFi credit. My charge was from 31Oct and it has not yet been credited. I have called three times and I get a different answer every time. Today they said that Panasonic-AA WiFi charges are ineligible and I should read the T&Cs. I just checked the T&Cs and there is nothing that would indicate this. Has anyone else ever heard such nonsense?
Jan 4, 2020, 7:31 pm
#559
Senior Moderator and Moderator: American AAdvantage & TravelBuzz
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: BOS
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 10,419
Jan 4, 2020, 10:56 pm
#560
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: California
Programs: American, SWA, United, IHG,Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 1,844
Jan 5, 2020, 6:03 am
#561
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: ROA / CLT
Programs: AA Plat, Marriott Life Plat
Posts: 801
Went through this. You have to put a case in with Barclays as it is billed by Panasonic (but says AA). In my case, the case was taking forever and am agent just credited me. ACS knows about this issue and Barclays was suppose to adjust their system to pick up on Panasonic. This was in early November so maybe u are pre them
knowing there was an issue
knowing there was an issue
Fingers crossed they have their procedures sorted out now and it won't take as long for my case to be sorted out.
Jan 9, 2020, 10:17 am
#562
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: SFO/DFW
Programs: AA-EP, A3*G, UA*S
Posts: 290
I met my EQD spend threshold on Dec 3. The fifth is my statement closing date, so effectively two statements have closed since I crossed that threshold. I still haven't seen it posted on my account. Any idea if/when I should escalate this? Would not want a lapse in EP/OWE benefits if it takes more than a few weeks to sort out.
Thanks
Thanks
Jan 9, 2020, 10:23 am
#563
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: FLL / MIA
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 58
I met my EQD spend threshold on Dec 3. The fifth is my statement closing date, so effectively two statements have closed since I crossed that threshold. I still haven't seen it posted on my account. Any idea if/when I should escalate this? Would not want a lapse in EP/OWE benefits if it takes more than a few weeks to sort out.
Thanks
Thanks
Jan 9, 2020, 10:32 am
#564
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: London
Programs: AA EXP, SPG Plt
Posts: 2,607
I am in a similar situation, so you are not alone. I met my EQD spending threshold for the $3k EQD on Dec. 2, before my monthly closing date, yet the EDQ have not been applied to 2019. The 3k EQD are critical, as my last year EQD totals (without them) are $12,011! Has anyone else who met the 50K spending threshold in early Dec seen their EQDs post to their AA accounts?
Jan 9, 2020, 10:33 am
#565
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Programs: US/AA, UA, AS, BA, IHG, HGP
Posts: 223
Anyone remember hearing about a minimum spend or usage threshold for the Silver "invite?" I've got an old (2014) USAir that has been sock drawered for a hot minute that I'm trying to convert, but it isn't targeted for upgrade... CSRs clueless as usual and I don't really want to have to apply for a new one and convert that way. TIA
Jan 9, 2020, 10:47 am
#566
Join Date: May 2011
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP, LT Gold
Posts: 3,148
I am in a similar situation, so you are not alone. I met my EQD spending threshold for the $3k EQD on Dec. 2, before my monthly closing date, yet the EDQ have not been applied to 2019. The 3k EQD are critical, as my last year EQD totals (without them) are $12,011! Has anyone else who met the 50K spending threshold in early Dec seen their EQDs post to their AA accounts?
This is what I have expected, as it was around the 10th last year that most people saw the credit hit their accounts. ^