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)
Jul 31, 2021, 8:57 am
#707
Moderator: Travel Safety/Security, Travel Tools, California, Los Angeles; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: oneword Emerald
Posts: 20,615
Welcome to the AAdvantage® Aviator® Red World Elite Mastercard® Secure Application
Earn 60,000 bonus miles
First checked bag free
$0 intro annual fee the first year, then $99
First checked bag free
$0 intro annual fee the first year, then $99
Jul 31, 2021, 1:23 pm
#708
Join Date: Jul 2010
Programs: UA, AA, SPG, HH
Posts: 672
Has there been any recent news regarding the AA shutdowns that were taking place around Nov 2019 - Feb 2020 (i.e. additional rounds of shutdowns, whether or not anyone was able to get re-instated, whether it was Barclays+Citi SUB's triggering the shutdowns or just Citi, etc.)?
I don't recall hearing anything on this topic since early 2020.
Trying to figure out if it is safe to sign up for AA cards again (I've got a large six-figure balance so I'm taking a pretty cautious approach)
I don't recall hearing anything on this topic since early 2020.
Trying to figure out if it is safe to sign up for AA cards again (I've got a large six-figure balance so I'm taking a pretty cautious approach)
Jul 31, 2021, 4:37 pm
#709
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: WAS/TYO
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP (3MM), DL PM, BONVOY TITANIUM, HYATT GLOBALIST, HILTON DIAMOND, IHG DIAMOND AMB, et al
Posts: 5,913
Has there been any recent news regarding the AA shutdowns that were taking place around Nov 2019 - Feb 2020 (i.e. additional rounds of shutdowns, whether or not anyone was able to get re-instated, whether it was Barclays+Citi SUB's triggering the shutdowns or just Citi, etc.)?
I don't recall hearing anything on this topic since early 2020.
Trying to figure out if it is safe to sign up for AA cards again (I've got a large six-figure balance so I'm taking a pretty cautious approach)
I don't recall hearing anything on this topic since early 2020.
Trying to figure out if it is safe to sign up for AA cards again (I've got a large six-figure balance so I'm taking a pretty cautious approach)
-FlyerBeek
Jul 31, 2021, 5:00 pm
#710
Join Date: Jul 2010
Programs: UA, AA, SPG, HH
Posts: 672
Yup, it was SUB abuse. But based on various DP's AA seemed to set a surprisingly low threshold for what they considered abuse. IIRC the general consensus was that 3-4 SUB's in a span of two years was the threshold for shutdown. Given the number of Citi AA products that exist it was not outlandish for someone to have had 4 SUB's in that timespan without any crazy shenanigans. I would have thought AA would go a bit higher...perhaps something like 6 SUB's would've been a more reasonable cutoff IMO.
Aug 6, 2021, 10:36 am
#711
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 111
Has anyone had luck getting the 60k mile bonus having previously been a red holder with a card that was closed over 2 years ago? The T&Cs indicate that the offer is valid only for people who have *never* been aviator red holders before, but that seems unusual given how most airline cards work.
Aug 6, 2021, 11:44 am
#712
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 234
Has anyone had luck getting the 60k mile bonus having previously been a red holder with a card that was closed over 2 years ago? The T&Cs indicate that the offer is valid only for people who have *never* been aviator red holders before, but that seems unusual given how most airline cards work.
The deal I got was 60,000 miles after any purchase and paying the $99 annual fee, which seemed like a good deal. Of course, not long after I did that, they offered it with the annual fee waived for the first year, which is an even better deal, but I had already accepted the prior offer.
I originally got my Aviator card as a conversion from American West, so that may or may not have made a difference. While I haven't received the bonus yet, Barclay's site does show I've qualified and I'd imagine they'll be credited in the coming weeks.
Aug 14, 2021, 9:51 pm
#718
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: California
Programs: American, SWA, United, IHG,Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 1,843
Aug 19, 2021, 8:16 pm
#719
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 259
Does anyone have any idea if spend on Red this year would transfer if I convert to Silver? I'm looking for ways to earn the 3K EDQ bonus without smarting from scratch. This is my first year earning status on AA. Currently at PP with no chance of spending enough EQDs to get EXP (EQD-$6723, EQM-70k, EQS-76). I'll reach the EQM requirement easily. Thanks
Aug 19, 2021, 8:59 pm
#720
Join Date: Dec 2019
Programs: AA: Exec Plat; AC: 75K; JX: Explorer; HH: Dia; Bonvoy: Gold; Wyndham: Dia
Posts: 298
Originally Posted by runnigel;[url=tel:33505042
33505042[/url]]Does anyone have any idea if spend on Red this year would transfer if I convert to Silver? I'm looking for ways to earn the 3K EDQ bonus without smarting from scratch. This is my first year earning status on AA. Currently at PP with no chance of spending enough EQDs to get EXP (EQD-$6723, EQM-70k, EQS-76). I'll reach the EQM requirement easily. Thanks