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
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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)
Mar 1, 2024, 9:52 am
#1291
Join Date: Feb 2023
Location: PHX
Programs: AAdvantage EP
Posts: 47
There's a whole thread about the Companion Certificates here: Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Silver Card - Companion Certificate
Mar 1, 2024, 6:07 pm
#1292
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: BDL, BOS
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium, AA EXP, IHG Diamond Ambassador, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 627
I received my Red card last year on 2/27/23 and have spent over $50K on it. I have yet to be offered the Silver upgrade.
I assume it’s a lost cause to ever receive the 15K bonus LPs upon conversion at this point if I’m offered the upgrade because it will be too late as the spend on the card happened in the last qualification period.
Bummed, but correct me if I’m wrong. Seems crazy that there are data points of people being offered the Silver upgrade after 3 months and yet I’ve had it for a year and no upgrade offer.
I assume it’s a lost cause to ever receive the 15K bonus LPs upon conversion at this point if I’m offered the upgrade because it will be too late as the spend on the card happened in the last qualification period.
Bummed, but correct me if I’m wrong. Seems crazy that there are data points of people being offered the Silver upgrade after 3 months and yet I’ve had it for a year and no upgrade offer.
Mar 2, 2024, 8:25 am
#1293
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: PHL
Programs: AAdvantage Platinum, Hilton HHonors Diamond
Posts: 1,204
Did anyone get that 5,000 mile offer from Nov/Dec/Jan yet?
I also got my silver “invitation” but my safari browser froze on my iPhone and now it’s gone on all browsers 😂 🤷🏻♂️
I also got my silver “invitation” but my safari browser froze on my iPhone and now it’s gone on all browsers 😂 🤷🏻♂️
Mar 2, 2024, 9:23 am
#1294
Join Date: Oct 2012
Programs: AA
Posts: 313
On aa hotels booking page, i see that elite members with a cc would get a bonus. Do all barclays aa card qualify for that? I am thinking of applying for one of aa cards but not sure which card to get and I have hotels booking coming up soon.
Mar 2, 2024, 2:49 pm
#1295
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Pacific Northwest
Programs: UA Gold 1MM, AS 75k, AA Plat, Bonvoyed Gold, Honors Dia, Hyatt Explorer, IHG Plat, ...
Posts: 16,857
The Silver Aviator is available to some Red members as an upgrade. The No-AF Aviator is available to some Red members as a downgrade (I was declined when I asked for a downgrade a couple years ago). The business card has apparently been discontinued for new applications.
And yes, the Red Aviator card does qualify for increased AA Hotels earnings. Presumably all the other Aviator cards would, too, count, but I have no experience with them.
If you are interested in Citi cards, even the low-end No-Fee MileUp card qualifies.
Mar 3, 2024, 1:39 am
#1296
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 234
I've been offered the upgrade for years now, and I don't spend much on Aviator Red. Silver doesn't seem worthwhile to me, but I seem to be in the minority. I also have their free card, but it's rarely used. Was able to get the annual fee waived on Avaitor Red when the fee last hit.
Mar 3, 2024, 7:46 am
#1297
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, AA Gold, FB Gold, ITA Volare Executive
Posts: 3,294
I also got my silver “invitation” but my safari browser froze on my iPhone and now it’s gone on all browsers 😂 🤷🏻♂️
Last edited by Biggie Fries; Mar 10, 2024 at 7:46 am Reason: Surprise, surprise -- it showed up!
Mar 3, 2024, 9:49 am
#1298
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: California
Programs: American, SWA, United, IHG,Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 1,844
I've been offered the upgrade for years now, and I don't spend much on Aviator Red. Silver doesn't seem worthwhile to me, but I seem to be in the minority. I also have their free card, but it's rarely used. Was able to get the annual fee waived on Avaitor Red when the fee last hit.
Mar 3, 2024, 11:43 am
#1300
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 234
I had to push a bit for the fee waiver. It wasn't something they offered. But I know that many cards won't waive the fees these days.
Mar 3, 2024, 11:44 am
#1301
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: Virgin Atlantic Silver, IHG Diamond, Bonvoy Gold, Hilton Diamond, AA Platinum Pro
Posts: 1,386
Slightly OT, but could anyone suggest the best way to escalate a chronic issue with my Silver card to higher levels beyond the call center representatives? Perhaps some kind of executive office type of contact? Twitter was unhelpful.
Mar 3, 2024, 12:04 pm
#1302
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Pacific Northwest
Programs: UA Gold 1MM, AS 75k, AA Plat, Bonvoyed Gold, Honors Dia, Hyatt Explorer, IHG Plat, ...
Posts: 16,857
https://www.elliott.org/company-cont...arclaycard-us/
(I love the title of the second listed contact... "Leadership and Management Apprentice"... is that on their business card, too?)
Mar 3, 2024, 4:08 pm
#1303
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: EWR Ionosphere Club, LAX Clipper Club, Still Traveling Global, yearly BIS miles
Programs: EAL Silver Wings, I-Club, Flying Colonels DL, WorldPass PLat from the olde Meatball and PE SMARTbank
Posts: 1,988
No experience, but perhaps the contacts on this page can help?
https://www.elliott.org/company-cont...arclaycard-us/
(I love the title of the second listed contact... "Leadership and Management Apprentice"... is that on their business card, too?)
https://www.elliott.org/company-cont...arclaycard-us/
(I love the title of the second listed contact... "Leadership and Management Apprentice"... is that on their business card, too?)
so strange after years and years of outsourced csr all I got last month after repeated calls was usa based csr. so strange!
Mar 3, 2024, 4:10 pm
#1304
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: EWR Ionosphere Club, LAX Clipper Club, Still Traveling Global, yearly BIS miles
Programs: EAL Silver Wings, I-Club, Flying Colonels DL, WorldPass PLat from the olde Meatball and PE SMARTbank
Posts: 1,988
when you transfer to the silver from the red do you loose the $25 of unspent wifi credit?
is there any way to buy wifi on an upcoming flight and get it reimbursed by Barclay Red cc?
is there any way to buy wifi on an upcoming flight and get it reimbursed by Barclay Red cc?
Mar 4, 2024, 9:25 am
#1305
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: PHL / NYC / PSA-BLQ
Programs: AA PPRO, Marriott/Hilton Gold, AMX-Plat, Global Entry
Posts: 3,111
Yes, the Red card qualifies you for the bonus. That (and spend credit) are exactly the reasons I got a Red card last October.