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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
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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)
Jan 10, 2019, 1:26 am
#226
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SNA
Programs: AA EXP, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, IHG Plat, Marriott Gold, National EE
Posts: 1,204
I'm also planning to keep my Silver card for another year, but I'd also like to point out that the Citi Prestige 5x back on airfare might be a compelling option for some other people who are spending in the neighborhood of $15k on airfare. I would value that at more than 3x AA miles, personally.
Jan 11, 2019, 7:01 pm
#227
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: LAX
Programs: AA EXP, SPG Gold
Posts: 181
Has anyone received 2018 EQM/EQD for spend thresholds met after their December 2018 statement closing date but on/before 12/31/18? I've already received the RDM for my statement that closed 1/8/19 but not the EQM or EQD. Think I read somewhere in this thread that EQM/EQD posting happens around the 10th?
Jan 11, 2019, 10:39 pm
#228
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Southern Cali
Programs: AA ExPlat, Marriott Titanium, HH Diamond
Posts: 2,022
Has anyone received 2018 EQM/EQD for spend thresholds met after their December 2018 statement closing date but on/before 12/31/18? I've already received the RDM for my statement that closed 1/8/19 but not the EQM or EQD. Think I read somewhere in this thread that EQM/EQD posting happens around the 10th?
Jan 13, 2019, 6:41 am
#230
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: AUS
Programs: BAEC Gold, AA PPro, Hyatt Globalist, Amex Plat
Posts: 7,043
Hope it posts for you soon.
Regards
Jan 13, 2019, 8:25 am
#231
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: New York City + Vail, CO
Programs: American Airlines Executive Platinum, Marriott Bonvoy Ambassador Elite
Posts: 3,226
I don't have this card, but had considered getting it prior to the changes. That said, sad that they can't consistently deliver on such a simple benefit. I mean, I'm assuming Barclay has, like, computers, right? This should simply be programmatic and automated. Crazy.
Hope it posts for you soon.
Regards
Hope it posts for you soon.
Regards
Jan 13, 2019, 8:09 pm
#233
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: DCA
Programs: AA EXP; BoNVoY Tit LTP
Posts: 1,923
Jan 14, 2019, 9:26 am
#234
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Chicago
Programs: AA Plat Pro, HH Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 124
As the annual fee posted on 12/31, I just called in to see if they had any update on the card changes, but they're staying tight lipped. Asked about options to waive the annual fee or downgrade and they wouldn't do either, however they did offer 5,000 miles for $1,000 spend within the next 90 days or $100 statement credit for $1,000 spend in each of the next 3 months.
Since they allow the annual fee refund up to 60 days after posting if you close the account, I just decided to take the 5,000 mile offer and wait it out a bit longer to see if they release any new benefits.
Since they allow the annual fee refund up to 60 days after posting if you close the account, I just decided to take the 5,000 mile offer and wait it out a bit longer to see if they release any new benefits.
Jan 14, 2019, 2:00 pm
#236
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Washington DC Metro Area
Programs: A: PP, LTG/1.5M | UA: SLV | Bonvoy LTTi | IHG PLT| Avis PC | Nat'l Emerald Club EE
Posts: 1,067
BTW, my account is over 3 years old but still shows the "up to $6,000 in EQD" earnings as before even though the EQD benefits (past/present) are gone...wondering why they would miss something that simple...
Did they grandfather ALL open Silver cards for CY 2019? I thought it was only those opened from beginning to mid-2018.
cheers!
Jan 14, 2019, 2:21 pm
#237
Join Date: Nov 2018
Programs: AA
Posts: 5
That's correct. I already had plenty of EQDs and was hoping that they would post in 2019.. Hit the 50K spend on 12/29/18. Just checked and AA credited the additional $3000 EQDs to 2018, not 2019. Oh well. Glad it works out for others who were counting on it for 2018.
Jan 14, 2019, 3:39 pm
#238
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 743
I'd like to know the definitive answer to this question as well. Have a February renewal coming up, and I converted the card to Silver sometime in 2016, IIRC. I intend to cancel next month if the $3000 EQD benefit at 25K spend is gone as the card has no value for me without it.
