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)
May 28, 2018, 9:22 pm
#76
Moderator: Travel Safety/Security, Travel Tools, California, Los Angeles; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: oneword Emerald
Posts: 20,604
Your account number and expiration date will stay the same. You’ll simply receive a new card (with more benefits) in the mail. Additionally, your existing account balance, transaction history and miles will be automatically transferred to your new, upgraded card.
May 28, 2018, 10:10 pm
#77
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: California
Programs: AA EXP, lowly UA 1K; Hyatt Diamond, SPG Gold, Hilton Gold; National EC, Hertz PC
Posts: 2,214
Seems too good to be true but could also just see them not have a very good mechanism to track this stuff.
May 28, 2018, 10:24 pm
#78
Join Date: May 2008
Location: PHL (kinda, no airport is really close)
Programs: AA Exp, but not sure for how long. Enterprise Platinum woo-hoo!
Posts: 4,550
I upgraded this year and had already hit $25K before upgrading. I did get the EQM's but it took maybe 4-6 weeks to post. I think my EQD's posted on March 24, I upgraded as of about April 6, and I think that right after my May statement closed, I got the EQM's "as of" my April statement date. So you should get them, but it will take a little processing time, which I doubt matters that much at this point in the year.
May 31, 2018, 1:00 am
#81
Join Date: May 2008
Location: PHL (kinda, no airport is really close)
Programs: AA Exp, but not sure for how long. Enterprise Platinum woo-hoo!
Posts: 4,550
May 31, 2018, 6:01 pm
#82
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: PHX & AGP
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT, Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, Hilton Gold
Posts: 11,451
Jun 27, 2018, 1:57 pm
#83
Join Date: May 2011
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP, LT Gold
Posts: 3,146
Some of you have noted that your CC statement suggested you reached the $25K spend level to earn the EQM/EDQ?
Is that specifically stated on the monthly statement after you do hit $25K?
I've just been tracking mine in Excel. But I should have crossed $25K before my June statement, and I do not see anything on my June statement about this.
Is that specifically stated on the monthly statement after you do hit $25K?
I've just been tracking mine in Excel. But I should have crossed $25K before my June statement, and I do not see anything on my June statement about this.
Jun 27, 2018, 2:01 pm
#84
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: TX
Programs: AA: EXP MR: Ti
Posts: 495
Some of you have noted that your CC statement suggested you reached the $25K spend level to earn the EQM/EDQ?
Is that specifically stated on the monthly statement after you do hit $25K?
I've just been tracking mine in Excel. But I should have crossed $25K before my June statement, and I do not see anything on my June statement about this.
Is that specifically stated on the monthly statement after you do hit $25K?
I've just been tracking mine in Excel. But I should have crossed $25K before my June statement, and I do not see anything on my June statement about this.
If you can access your account online (not mobile) it shows your progress towards the various milestones.
Jun 27, 2018, 2:04 pm
#85
Join Date: May 2011
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP, LT Gold
Posts: 3,146
Jul 6, 2018, 12:06 am
#86
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: Alaska Gold 75K, AA EXP, United 1K
Posts: 472
Anyone have tips on how to upgrade to the Silver? I opened the Red account last year, saw a link appear after I logged in to barclaycard website after 3 months, but now when I log in I don't see the link anymore. I called in and the agent said they can't upgrade unless it appears in their system and said to just keep checking. Have great credit and always pay balance off in full so don't think it's a credit issue. I saw someone post something about signing up for a bonus offer and that temporarily disabling the upgrade ability. I did get a bonus offer based on hitting some minimum spend but think it ended at least 3 months ago.
Jul 6, 2018, 12:43 am
#87
Moderator: Travel Safety/Security, Travel Tools, California, Los Angeles; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: oneword Emerald
Posts: 20,604
Anyone have tips on how to upgrade to the Silver? I opened the Red account last year, saw a link appear after I logged in to barclaycard website after 3 months, but now when I log in I don't see the link anymore. I called in and the agent said they can't upgrade unless it appears in their system and said to just keep checking. Have great credit and always pay balance off in full so don't think it's a credit issue. I saw someone post something about signing up for a bonus offer and that temporarily disabling the upgrade ability. I did get a bonus offer based on hitting some minimum spend but think it ended at least 3 months ago.
Jul 6, 2018, 10:01 am
#88
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: DCA
Programs: AA PPro, Mariott Ambassador, B6 Mosaic, SBUX Gold, Best Buy Elite
Posts: 1,838
Anyone have tips on how to upgrade to the Silver? I opened the Red account last year, saw a link appear after I logged in to barclaycard website after 3 months, but now when I log in I don't see the link anymore. I called in and the agent said they can't upgrade unless it appears in their system and said to just keep checking. Have great credit and always pay balance off in full so don't think it's a credit issue. I saw someone post something about signing up for a bonus offer and that temporarily disabling the upgrade ability. I did get a bonus offer based on hitting some minimum spend but think it ended at least 3 months ago.
Jul 17, 2018, 12:52 am
#89
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 139
Then I saw this. I turned off my ad blocker, went back to my CC account home page, and on the right side is a column of "ads" including my total miles, view my FICO score, earn miles on booking.com, and learn more about my chip card. There was also one about upgrading my experience. I don't remember exactly what it said, but it wasn't obvious it was a CC upgrade. It was rather nondescript but I clicked on it and low and behold it was an offer to upgrade to the silver card.
I can't say if turning off my ad blocker helped or if I just hadn't noticed the Upgrade your Experience hiding there on the side before. But maybe this will help others know where to look and how to find it if it's available to them.
Jul 17, 2018, 6:46 am
#90
Join Date: May 2011
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP, LT Gold
Posts: 3,146
I've had the Aviator Red since January. Called yesterday and upgraded to Silver in less than 4 minutes on the phone.
Already hit my spend minimums for $3K EQD, so I'm looking forward to the 5K EQM from the Silver posting soon, too. ^
Already hit my spend minimums for $3K EQD, so I'm looking forward to the 5K EQM from the Silver posting soon, too. ^