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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)
Sep 24, 2020, 6:10 am
#634
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: East Coast
Programs: AA, QR, SQ, BA, Marriott, IHG, Hilton
Posts: 30
Recently applied for Aviator Red and got the application under review (not instant approval). Call the recon number and spoke to a specialist who asked for more info and a week later when I followed up, got approved!
Oct 29, 2020, 4:13 pm
#636
Join Date: Dec 2019
Programs: AA: Exec Plat; AC: 75K; JX: Explorer; HH: Dia; Bonvoy: Gold; Wyndham: Dia
Posts: 298
I signed up for the Red this time a year ago. I used it as my primary card once I received it. I read here that the card has to open at least three months before Barclays would consider offering Silver. A little before my three month anniversary, I saw an offer on the website, but not on the app, to upgrade. Took the offer. It converted after my third statement closed. I suspect it may be targeted to heavier users, but have no additional data points.
Oct 31, 2020, 11:04 am
#637
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: Virgin Atlantic Silver, IHG Diamond, Bonvoy Gold, Hilton Diamond, AA Platinum Pro
Posts: 1,386
I signed up for the Red this time a year ago. I used it as my primary card once I received it. I read here that the card has to open at least three months before Barclays would consider offering Silver. A little before my three month anniversary, I saw an offer on the website, but not on the app, to upgrade. Took the offer. It converted after my third statement closed. I suspect it may be targeted to heavier users, but have no additional data points.
Could you give a ballpark figure of average monthly spend on it..?
My first year is done, with a little under $5K on it and no invite.
Last edited by moe8555; Oct 31, 2020 at 11:12 am
Oct 31, 2020, 11:47 am
#638
Join Date: Dec 2019
Programs: AA: Exec Plat; AC: 75K; JX: Explorer; HH: Dia; Bonvoy: Gold; Wyndham: Dia
Posts: 298
Nov 2, 2020, 1:47 pm
#639
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Austin, Tx
Posts: 25
I upgraded to the Silver Nov 2019 because I needed 5000 EQMs. I spent the 20k and got it and earned the companion certificates to be issued the Nov 2020. Now the Annual fee of $199 is due. Since you have to pay the annual fee for the next year to get the tickets to be issued, these two "$99" companion tickets are actually costing me AF $199 + AF $199 + $99 + $99. I feel like a sucker! Am I missing something? I really can't justify keeping the card with the travel situation happening and want to downgrade to cut my loses. I called for a retention offer and they said call back in a month.
Nov 3, 2020, 11:23 am
#640
Join Date: Jul 2001
Programs: AA EP
Posts: 2,203
Dump it. Or downgrade to the white card (free) if you want the account to remain open.
I upgraded to the Silver Nov 2019 because I needed 5000 EQMs. I spent the 20k and got it and earned the companion certificates to be issued the Nov 2020. Now the Annual fee of $199 is due. Since you have to pay the annual fee for the next year to get the tickets to be issued, these two "$99" companion tickets are actually costing me AF $199 + AF $199 + $99 + $99. I feel like a sucker! Am I missing something? I really can't justify keeping the card with the travel situation happening and want to downgrade to cut my loses. I called for a retention offer and they said call back in a month.
Nov 5, 2020, 2:33 pm
#642
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: Virgin Atlantic Silver, IHG Diamond, Bonvoy Gold, Hilton Diamond, AA Platinum Pro
Posts: 1,386
Nov 14, 2020, 4:45 pm
#643
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: New York, NY
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Lifetime Tit, Hilton Diamond, BA Gold, Carlson Gold, UA*S,
Posts: 1,360
Nice offer on my Red card.
Use your AAdvantage® Aviator® Red Mastercard® for purchases from November 10, 2020 to January 31, 2021 and earn up to 60,000 miles.
1.) Earn an additional 10 miles for every $1 spent on purchases made from November 10, 2020 to January 31, 2021, up to 10,000 miles. The miles you earn with this offer are in addition to the miles you already earn with your AAdvantage® Aviator® Red Mastercard®.
2.) Plus, earn 50,000 miles when you spend at least $3,000 on purchases from November 10, 2020 to January 31, 2021.
So that sounds like spend $3,000 for 60K? Sounds great. Switching immediately.
T&C'S
If you receive this offer you will earn an additional 10 miles for every $1 spent on purchases less credits, returns or adjustments (Net Purchases) with transaction dates from November 10, 2020 to January 31, 2021 up to a maximum of 10,000 miles. If you spend at least $3,000 on Net Purchases with transaction dates from November 10, 2020 through January 31, 2021 you will receive an additional 50,000 miles. The maximum earn for this offer is 60,000 miles.
Use your AAdvantage® Aviator® Red Mastercard® for purchases from November 10, 2020 to January 31, 2021 and earn up to 60,000 miles.
1.) Earn an additional 10 miles for every $1 spent on purchases made from November 10, 2020 to January 31, 2021, up to 10,000 miles. The miles you earn with this offer are in addition to the miles you already earn with your AAdvantage® Aviator® Red Mastercard®.
2.) Plus, earn 50,000 miles when you spend at least $3,000 on purchases from November 10, 2020 to January 31, 2021.
So that sounds like spend $3,000 for 60K? Sounds great. Switching immediately.
T&C'S
If you receive this offer you will earn an additional 10 miles for every $1 spent on purchases less credits, returns or adjustments (Net Purchases) with transaction dates from November 10, 2020 to January 31, 2021 up to a maximum of 10,000 miles. If you spend at least $3,000 on Net Purchases with transaction dates from November 10, 2020 through January 31, 2021 you will receive an additional 50,000 miles. The maximum earn for this offer is 60,000 miles.
Last edited by Johnny Rocket; Nov 16, 2020 at 7:13 pm
Nov 14, 2020, 5:29 pm
#644
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Westchester Co, NY or Rio Grande Valley, TX or ???
Programs: BAEC G, WN A-, Hyatt G, HH G, MAR T, Hz PC, was [UA2P, FL A+Elite, BD G]
Posts: 2,271
Nice offer on my Red card.
Use your AAdvantage® Aviator® Red Mastercard® for purchases from November 10, 2020 to January 31, 2021 and earn up to 60,000 miles.
1.) Earn an additional 10 miles for every $1 spent on purchases made from November 10, 2020 to January 31, 2021, up to 10,000 miles. The miles you earn with this offer are in addition to the miles you already earn with your AAdvantage® Aviator® Red Mastercard®.
2.) Plus, earn 50,000 miles when you spend at least $3,000 on purchases from November 10, 2020 to January 31, 2021.
So that sounds like spend $3,000 for 60K? Sounds great. Switching immediately.
Use your AAdvantage® Aviator® Red Mastercard® for purchases from November 10, 2020 to January 31, 2021 and earn up to 60,000 miles.
1.) Earn an additional 10 miles for every $1 spent on purchases made from November 10, 2020 to January 31, 2021, up to 10,000 miles. The miles you earn with this offer are in addition to the miles you already earn with your AAdvantage® Aviator® Red Mastercard®.
2.) Plus, earn 50,000 miles when you spend at least $3,000 on purchases from November 10, 2020 to January 31, 2021.
So that sounds like spend $3,000 for 60K? Sounds great. Switching immediately.