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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 15, 2018, 2:51 pm
#167
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: California
Programs: AA EXP 2MM, HH DIA, Hertz PC, GE + Pre✓, Amazon Super Special Prime
Posts: 1,008
Run a test for $25 and see what happens - once the transaction posts to your account, you can see the miles earned on the main Barclays transaction page, regular desktop browser version.
Nov 15, 2018, 6:20 pm
#168
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: NC
Programs: AA, Marriott/SPG, AMEX
Posts: 272
No first hand experience, but it "should" in theory - bought AA gift card with Amex (due to deal) and it coded as Airline and got the requisite bonus miles. I would think the same logic applies for the Barclays card.
Run a test for $25 and see what happens - once the transaction posts to your account, you can see the miles earned on the main Barclays transaction page, regular desktop browser version.
Run a test for $25 and see what happens - once the transaction posts to your account, you can see the miles earned on the main Barclays transaction page, regular desktop browser version.
Nov 21, 2018, 10:37 am
#169
Join Date: Jan 2016
Programs: American Airlines
Posts: 7
I am microscopically close to $50K spend on the Silver card. I will go over my EQM's and EQD's for Plat Pro on December 5, and my statement date is December 6. I will not be traveling again in 2018.
What I want is the additional 3K EQD to post as late in the year as possible, so that they will carry over for 12-month rolling EQD's as long as possible.
Do I accomplish this by putting the last few dollars on the credit card on or after December 7?
What I want is the additional 3K EQD to post as late in the year as possible, so that they will carry over for 12-month rolling EQD's as long as possible.
Do I accomplish this by putting the last few dollars on the credit card on or after December 7?
Nov 28, 2018, 4:06 pm
#171
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, MLife Gold, Marriott Gold, HHonors Gold, Caesars Diamond, Amex Plat
Posts: 5,937
I've got the red Aviator card (was originally the USAir card) and don't really need the free checked back as I rarely fly AA and, if I do, I use carry on. My AF is now due again and I'm wondering what I could downgrade to. Or if there's a perk I'm missing. I like the idea of the reduced mileage awards, but they never match up with my travel. And I don't put enough spend on this card for other bonuses (though that's changing anyway, I think). So I guess my main question is what are the downgrade options?
Nov 28, 2018, 8:35 pm
#172
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: California
Programs: AA EXP, lowly UA 1K; Hyatt Diamond, SPG Gold, Hilton Gold; National EC, Hertz PC
Posts: 2,213
Anyone have a data point on how long it takes to get the $100 credit once you hit the spend threshold? Is it mailed to you or emailed?
Nov 28, 2018, 10:20 pm
#173
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: PHX & AGP
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT, Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, Hilton Gold
Posts: 11,449
Nov 29, 2018, 8:41 am
#174
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 3,973
It would be a credit either on the statement where you meet the spend threshold or the next one. If it's the next one, you haven't put more charges on it, and have a credit balance on the statement, you could expect to receive a check; I'm not sure how soon.
Nov 29, 2018, 9:06 am
#175
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Cambridge, MA
Programs: AAdvantage EXP
Posts: 278
If you're asking about a promotion/retention offer (e.g., $100 after spending $1000 each month for 3 months), that's a statement credit that typically comes on the next billing cycle or so after the promotion ends (e.g., a recent offer ended on Sept. 30th and the credit appeared on my bill issued Nov. 6th).
Dec 5, 2018, 12:02 am
#178
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EP, HH Diamond, Admirals Club, Global Entry
Posts: 417
Silver Card Retention Offer for 2019?
AF for my Silver card will be posted in January. I don't see a compelling reason to renew this card for $195 since they downgraded of the EQD benefit. I imagine many Silver card holders feel the same way. So are they making any significant retention offer this year?
AA and barclay's said new benefits will be announced in for the Silver card. Any insider knowledge on those benefits? I cannot think of anything possible as valuable as EQD. They cannot offer Admirals Club access, but they might be able to offer Flagship Lounge access. Do you think it possible?
AA and barclay's said new benefits will be announced in for the Silver card. Any insider knowledge on those benefits? I cannot think of anything possible as valuable as EQD. They cannot offer Admirals Club access, but they might be able to offer Flagship Lounge access. Do you think it possible?