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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
FlyerTalk thread Citi & Barclaycard AAdvantage Credit Card Free Domestic Checked Bag / Baggage
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)
#571
Moderator: Travel Safety/Security, Travel Tools, California, Los Angeles; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: oneword Emerald
Posts: 20,594
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?
I called Barclays and the CSR manually processed the credit for the charge. When I asked why it was not processed automatically, she said that their system is programmed to pick up the term "WiFi". Since was billed as "Panasonic - AA", it was not recognized as a WiFi purchase.
#572
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: AA Executive Platinum; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,662
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?
#573
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: California
Programs: American, SWA, United, IHG,Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 1,840
#575
Join Date: Oct 2006
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 1,635
I qualified for both in 2019, and despite calling both Barclay and AA, was only awarded EQD for the business card. Nothing for the silver. I met the threshold on the silver in November.
#576
Join Date: Jul 2001
Programs: AA EP
Posts: 2,203
#577
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: ABQ & RNO
Programs: AA EXP 4MM, Piper Dakota, Admirals Club, Hyatt Glob, Hilton Gold, Wyndham Diamond
Posts: 1,421
Got 3,000 each from both last year (got the business mid-year before). I doubt that would happen this year, and I’m not trying.
#578
Join Date: Jan 2016
Programs: AA, Hyatt, Marriott, Hilton
Posts: 501
how is everyone distributing CC spending this year?
I'm leaning towards 25k on my Barclay Aadvantage Business for the 3k EQD, and 20k on the Barclay Aviator Silver for the 5k EQM and 2pax companion pass. The extra 5k will go towards Hyatt for the free night and I'd rather go on a mileage run if I'm 5k EQM short.
I'm leaning towards 25k on my Barclay Aadvantage Business for the 3k EQD, and 20k on the Barclay Aviator Silver for the 5k EQM and 2pax companion pass. The extra 5k will go towards Hyatt for the free night and I'd rather go on a mileage run if I'm 5k EQM short.
#579
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: California
Programs: American, SWA, United, IHG,Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 1,840
how is everyone distributing CC spending this year?
I'm leaning towards 25k on my Barclay Aadvantage Business for the 3k EQD, and 20k on the Barclay Aviator Silver for the 5k EQM and 2pax companion pass. The extra 5k will go towards Hyatt for the free night and I'd rather go on a mileage run if I'm 5k EQM short.
I'm leaning towards 25k on my Barclay Aadvantage Business for the 3k EQD, and 20k on the Barclay Aviator Silver for the 5k EQM and 2pax companion pass. The extra 5k will go towards Hyatt for the free night and I'd rather go on a mileage run if I'm 5k EQM short.
#580
Join Date: Jan 2016
Programs: AA, Hyatt, Marriott, Hilton
Posts: 501
#581
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: DCA/IAD
Programs: AA EXP; 1W Emerald; HHonors Diamond; Marriott Gold; UA dirt
Posts: 7,811
#582
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: California
Programs: American, SWA, United, IHG,Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 1,840
I can maybe see rent on big corporations but not to a private land lord.
#583
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: DCA/IAD
Programs: AA EXP; 1W Emerald; HHonors Diamond; Marriott Gold; UA dirt
Posts: 7,811
#584
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: California
Programs: American, SWA, United, IHG,Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 1,840
#585
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: DCA/IAD
Programs: AA EXP; 1W Emerald; HHonors Diamond; Marriott Gold; UA dirt
Posts: 7,811