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
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)
Nov 1, 2021, 2:09 pm
#738
Original Member and FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Kansas City, MO, USA
Programs: DL PM/MM, AA ExPlat, Hyatt Glob, HH Dia, National ECE, Hertz PC
Posts: 16,579
I downgraded from Red to the free card earlier this year because I had no use for the benefits and the $99/year annual fee, but I didn't want to close a $44k credit line, now I can't get them to upgrade my card, I've tried calling twice and sending secure messages.
Nov 1, 2021, 2:44 pm
#739
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: VA
Programs: AA EXP, DL Gold, Hilton Lifetime Diamond, Wyndham Diamond, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 293
I already have the AA Barclay Business, and AA Citi Executive World Elite, and I have other options to earn EQD/EQM and companion certs, so it wasn't a big deal not having silver.
I'll have to re-evaluate all of the cards now that we move to 'loyalty points', to see what the best bang for the buck will be.
Nov 1, 2021, 7:17 pm
#740
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: CLT
Programs: AA EXP, 2 Million Miler
Posts: 821
OK, my wife did a HUCA and got an agent that was more helpful, but no upgrade. She was told the invite to Silver only comes from AA. AA want to see you are using your card to book flights on AA (Qty?), not just spend. I typically only book our flights using my Citibank Executive card. I guess we have to start booking our flights with her Aviator Red card.
Nov 1, 2021, 8:00 pm
#741
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP / LT PLT / 3MM, Marriott LT Gold
Posts: 35,388
This is unfortunately true. But AFAIK this (the offer) happens automatically after 1 year. I don't believe AA has anything to do with it.
Nov 10, 2021, 4:22 pm
#742
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: The FT AA forum, until it no longer wants me.
Programs: CK or bust
Posts: 1,913
In a possible sign of things to come, Barclays might be losing some interest in their AAdvantage portfolio as their Aviator Business card product was recently pulled.
Nov 11, 2021, 2:52 am
#743
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Hawaii & Texas
Programs: AA ExPlat / LT Plat / 3MM, Delta Plat, Bonvoy LT Titanium, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,109
I just got one to earn the $3,000 in EQD’s for 2021 but after that I’m done as the card doesn’t offer any benefit in 2022, other than earning 1 LP per $ spent. Probably why they pulled it. An interesting side note, the credit limit assigned was 1/6th of the limit I have on the Red card. The red card isn’t that great either when it comes to earning LP’s for 2022. How quickly can I convert it to the Silver card?
Nov 11, 2021, 8:16 am
#744
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: The FT AA forum, until it no longer wants me.
Programs: CK or bust
Posts: 1,913
I just got one to earn the $3,000 in EQD’s for 2021 but after that I’m done as the card doesn’t offer any benefit in 2022, other than earning 1 LP per $ spent. Probably why they pulled it. An interesting side note, the credit limit assigned was 1/6th of the limit I have on the Red card. The red card isn’t that great either when it comes to earning LP’s for 2022. How quickly can I convert it to the Silver card?
Nov 12, 2021, 8:23 am
#746
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: New York City + Vail, CO
Programs: American Airlines Executive Platinum, Marriott Bonvoy Ambassador Elite
Posts: 3,226
Nov 20, 2021, 2:47 pm
#748
Join Date: Mar 2019
Programs: AA EXP and Marriott Titanium
Posts: 776
https://www.aviatormastercard.com/se...-4661-9_MW.pdf
Nov 20, 2021, 2:56 pm
#749
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP/OWE, Marriott Ambassador
Posts: 880
Not sure of your own car insurance situation, but depending on your (anyone's) personal auto policies, it may extend to rental car coverage, but check with your insurance provider.
Nov 21, 2021, 1:31 pm
#750
Join Date: Oct 2021
Location: TX
Programs: Alaska, AA, Marriott
Posts: 943
Signed up, fee waived first year. Bought a soda in a vending machine, paid the monthly bill and had 60,000 miles in my AA account two days later. Might consider using this card for the companion cert and AA spend.