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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)
Jan 12, 2018, 8:04 am
#31
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: PHX
Posts: 4,786
My EQD for 2017 disappeared overnight! I show an entry in activity for 12/31, but only for 1 bonus mile and now show $3,000 fewer EQD for 2017. And none for 2018 above what I have earned for flying. I seem to be zigging while the rest of you are zagging.
Jan 12, 2018, 9:18 am
#32
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: California
Programs: AA EXP 2MM, HH DIA, Hertz PC, GE + Pre✓, Amazon Super Special Prime
Posts: 1,008
Any recent reports of switching to Silver? I've had the card about two years now and I'm looking to convert -- it seems like a much better deal than the Citi cards at this point. Also, will my current spend toward EQD/EQM this year "switch over" from Red to Silver?
If not, I'm going to try to convert once I hit the EQD spend requirement this year.
If not, I'm going to try to convert once I hit the EQD spend requirement this year.
But since spending rolls over, I will just plug along in early 2018 on the Red card and MS that at a steady rate, and likely upgrade sometime later in the year to Silver when that offer is available again. Easy enough!
Jan 12, 2018, 9:26 am
#33
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: California
Programs: AA EXP 2MM, HH DIA, Hertz PC, GE + Pre✓, Amazon Super Special Prime
Posts: 1,008
just got off the phone with a sort of loony barclays agent who, when i voiced my displeasure with the Aviator Silver as compared with the Citi Exec (in at attempt to get a retention offer) mentioned that there is a new HIGHER annual fee barclays product, but would give me no further details as my account was not eligible to change to it. does anyone have a clue what she was talking about???
But, if some other small rumblings of AA moving away from Citi are true, an AA card from Barclays with AC access would likely happen.
All that said, if 100k sign up bonus is offered on this mythical new card, you bet I will be getting it to churn
Jan 16, 2018, 8:57 am
#34
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Southwest Michigan
Posts: 30
I'm still waiting for my EQM to post. Just spoke with Barclay today and they said they were super sorry; it would be an additional 7-10 days. I can't imagine they'd be as chill about missing deadlines if it was me missing my payment date.
Jan 22, 2018, 12:48 pm
#36
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: stuck with AA in PHL
Posts: 112
i wonder if the agent was referring to one of the Luxury Card products. has anyone ever been offered a product change to one of those from an AA product?
Jan 28, 2018, 1:59 pm
#37
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 233
I didn't receive my 10K Aviator Red cardmember anniversary bonus this year, which have received for the last two years since conversion. I was under the impression that I was grandfathered in from the original US Airways mastercard anniversary policy. I also notice that others are still receiving 10K. Any idea why this would have changed for me?
Jan 28, 2018, 7:10 pm
#38
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, AA Gold, FB Gold, ITA Volare Executive
Posts: 3,294
Not really. The one card in our household that is grandfathered in came through with the 10,000 miles, right on schedule, a little less than two weeks ago. So I doubt that what has happened to you is system wide. Has your AF hit? I would call in.
Feb 22, 2018, 10:59 pm
#39
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AA EXP, IHG Diamond, IC Amb
Posts: 5,507
In regard to asking for a CLI, the consensus on the internet for Barclay's seems to be 6 months.
Does anyone know if that means:
6 months from the approval date?
6 months from the First Statement?
Or, The 6th statement?
Card Approved 9-2-17
First statement that shows on my account is 9-21-17 but states "no transactions" meaning, I didn't pay my annual fee until after 9-21 statement.
First statement with any transactions is 10-22-17
I was hoping for an auto-CLI after yesterday's statement (2-22-17), but I am going to go big and request a Hard Pull for even more. They started me at $9,600 but I am trying to get to $25k as my taxes are due soon and I usually put them on my DL AMEX, but I switched most of my flying to AA now.
Does anyone know if that means:
6 months from the approval date?
6 months from the First Statement?
Or, The 6th statement?
Card Approved 9-2-17
First statement that shows on my account is 9-21-17 but states "no transactions" meaning, I didn't pay my annual fee until after 9-21 statement.
First statement with any transactions is 10-22-17
I was hoping for an auto-CLI after yesterday's statement (2-22-17), but I am going to go big and request a Hard Pull for even more. They started me at $9,600 but I am trying to get to $25k as my taxes are due soon and I usually put them on my DL AMEX, but I switched most of my flying to AA now.
Feb 23, 2018, 10:41 am
#40
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: PHX & AGP
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT, Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, Hilton Gold
Posts: 11,447
In regard to asking for a CLI, the consensus on the internet for Barclay's seems to be 6 months.
Does anyone know if that means:
6 months from the approval date?
6 months from the First Statement?
Or, The 6th statement?
Card Approved 9-2-17
First statement that shows on my account is 9-21-17 but states "no transactions" meaning, I didn't pay my annual fee until after 9-21 statement.
First statement with any transactions is 10-22-17
I was hoping for an auto-CLI after yesterday's statement (2-22-17), but I am going to go big and request a Hard Pull for even more. They started me at $9,600 but I am trying to get to $25k as my taxes are due soon and I usually put them on my DL AMEX, but I switched most of my flying to AA now.
Does anyone know if that means:
6 months from the approval date?
6 months from the First Statement?
Or, The 6th statement?
Card Approved 9-2-17
First statement that shows on my account is 9-21-17 but states "no transactions" meaning, I didn't pay my annual fee until after 9-21 statement.
First statement with any transactions is 10-22-17
I was hoping for an auto-CLI after yesterday's statement (2-22-17), but I am going to go big and request a Hard Pull for even more. They started me at $9,600 but I am trying to get to $25k as my taxes are due soon and I usually put them on my DL AMEX, but I switched most of my flying to AA now.
Feb 23, 2018, 11:39 am
#41
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AA EXP, IHG Diamond, IC Amb
Posts: 5,507
But do they have a certain number of months the card needs to be open before they will entertain a hard-pull CLI?
Feb 23, 2018, 12:20 pm
#42
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: PHX & AGP
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT, Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, Hilton Gold
Posts: 11,447
My first CLI I did within a year of having the card and I was increased by 5K, I have the highest CL with my Barclay card, Why not call them and see what they say.
Feb 23, 2018, 12:46 pm
#43
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AA EXP, IHG Diamond, IC Amb
Posts: 5,507
Feb 23, 2018, 3:04 pm
#44
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 142
Questions about AAdvantage Aviator Red card
I received two applications (with promote codes) for the AAdvantage Aviator Red card on my AA RT flights. It seems like I can get 50K miles for $95 annual fee and a single purchase. A great deal. Questions:
- Can I apply for two cards under my name and get 100K miles?
- How long will it take to get the miles after paying for the annual fee and making a purchase?
- When applying online, I was asked for the travel date. Are they verifying that the applicant had actually taken a flight.
- Can the promote code be used by someone other than the traveler?
- Can I apply for two cards under my name and get 100K miles?
- How long will it take to get the miles after paying for the annual fee and making a purchase?
- When applying online, I was asked for the travel date. Are they verifying that the applicant had actually taken a flight.
- Can the promote code be used by someone other than the traveler?
Feb 23, 2018, 4:37 pm
#45
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: AUS
Programs: BAEC Gold, AA PPro, Hyatt Globalist, Amex Plat
Posts: 7,024
I received two applications (with promote codes) for the AAdvantage Aviator Red card on my AA RT flights. It seems like I can get 50K miles for $95 annual fee and a single purchase. A great deal. Questions:
- Can I apply for two cards under my name and get 100K miles?
- How long will it take to get the miles after paying for the annual fee and making a purchase?
- When applying online, I was asked for the travel date. Are they verifying that the applicant had actually taken a flight.
- Can the promote code be used by someone other than the traveler?
- Can I apply for two cards under my name and get 100K miles?
- How long will it take to get the miles after paying for the annual fee and making a purchase?
- When applying online, I was asked for the travel date. Are they verifying that the applicant had actually taken a flight.
- Can the promote code be used by someone other than the traveler?
The terms you reference are the standard offer that anyone and everyone can receive. Found here:
https://home.barclaycardus.com/cards...astercard.html
Regards
