Sep 28, 2019, 3:51 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
Archive Of ORIGINAL AAdvantage Aviator Silver and Red Cards from BarclayCard
FOR CURRENT THREAD SEE HERE.
NOTE: The BarclayCard
There are five AAdvantage-linked Aviator-branded cards by Barclaycard. An April 2015 article on The Points Guy details them.
The Many Flavors of Barclaycard AAdvantage Aviator (Jason Steele, April 13th, 2015).
Where can I see information on all available Barclays Barclaycard AAdvantage cards?
Barclaycard AAdvantage® Aviator® Mastercard®
Barclaycard AAdvantage® Aviator® Blue Mastercard®
Barclaycard AAdvantage® Aviator® Red Mastercard®
Barclaycard AAdvantage® Aviator® Silver World Elite Mastercard®
Barclaycard AAdvantage® Aviator® Business Mastercard®
(These links are to aa.com pages for the respective Aviator cards)
Link to American Airlines® AAdvantage® Aviator™ Red MasterCard® Reward Rules T&C (Feb 2017)
Link to American Airlines® AAdvantage® Aviator™ Silver World Elite MasterCard® Reward Rules T&C (Feb 2017)
Link to FT thread Citi & Barclaycard AAdvantage Credit Card Free Domestic Checked Bag / Baggage
Aviator Red applications are available at the airport or in flight in 2017, or online at https://home.barclaycardus.com
New Red cardholders may apply to upgrade to Aviator Silver after 90 days. Existing Red cardholders (prior to 2017) may apply to upgrade to Silver at any time.
Aviator Silver offers EQM:
"Additional Benefits of your Account
Elite Qualifying Miles
The primary cardmember may earn 5,000 Elite Qualifying Miles ("EQMs") after spending $20,000 in Net Purchases that post to the AAdvantage® Aviator™ Silver account from January 1st through December 31st each calendar year. The primary cardmember may earn an additional 5,000 AAdvantage® EQMs each calendar year when the cardmember reaches $40,000 in spending on Net Purchases with the AAdvantage Aviator Silver account during the same period. An AAdvantage® Aviator™ Silver primary cardmember may earn the maximum 10,000 EQMs once per calendar year, unless the cardmember has already earned the maximum number of EQMs through another AAdvantage® Aviator™ Silver account. EQMs earned are in addition to the AAdvantage miles earned for Net Purchases made on the AAdvantage®Aviator™ Silver account. Net Purchases exclude returned goods and services, cash advances, convenience checks, transferred balances, credits, fees and interest charges. Net Purchases made by authorized users through additional cards on the primary cardmember's AAdvantage® Aviator™ Silver account will count toward the primary cardmember's qualifying spend. EQMs earned as a result of this benefit will typically be posted to the primary cardmember's AAdvantage® account 6-8 weeks after meeting the spend requirement. EQMs will not count toward Million Miler℠ status. EQMs cannot be redeemed for award travel, AAdvantage® miles or any other AAdvantage® program awards. EQMs earned with the AAdvantage® Aviator™ Silver account qualify toward the primary cardmember's AAdvantage® program elite status earning requirements each calendar year, subject to the limits under the Reward Rules and the AAdvantage® Program. Full details on elite status and qualifications are available in the AAdvantage® section of aa.com."
Both cards will offer spend offsets to the required Elite Qualifying Dollar spend in 2017.[/B]
Spend $25,000 or more on a Barclaycard-issued American AAdvantage Aviator Red credit card and earn 3,000 EQD.
Spend $25,000 on a Barclaycard-issued AAdvantage Aviator Silver credit card and earn an additional 3,000 EQD - a second $25,000 spend will earn another 3,000 EQD.
You can not hold both cards and combine earnings. You can notvearn more than $6,000 EQD spend offset in one year. Qualifying purchases are 1 Jan - 31 Dec of one year.
See EQ Dollar / EQD offset via Barclaycard Aviator Card – announcement, details for further information.
and FAQ: Earning EQD / Elite Qualifying Dollars on AA and Partner Airlines (2017 on)
Spend $20,000 on your Silver card in one calendar year, earn 5,000 EQM; spend a total of $40,000 or more on your Silver card, earn 5,000 more EQM.
Above updated 16 Feb 2017 - JDiver
What are the benefits of the Aviator Silver card?
- Earn 3X miles for every dollar spent on eligible US Airways and American Airlines purchases
- Earn 2X miles for every dollar spent on hotels and car rentals
- Earn 1X miles for every dollar spent on all other purchases
- Earn 5,000 Elite Qualifying Miles for each $20,000 in annual purchases (10,000 maximum EQMs per year)
- First checked bag free for you and up to 8 companions traveling on the same reservation
- A Companion Certificate good for up to 2 guests at $99 each will be issued each year after your account anniversary when you spend $30,000 or more in purchases (taxes and fees apply)
- No foreign transaction fees
- Premium Servicing including US-based Customer Service, World Elite Concierge and Luxury Travel Benefits
- Receive 10% of your redeemed miles back, up to 10,000 miles each calendar year
- Apply for Global Entry with TSA PreCheck and, upon approval, experience expedited, more efficient security screenings, moving you smoothly through U.S. Customs when returning from traveling abroad. Pay for the $100 Global Entry application fee with your card and you'll automatically receive a $100 statement credit 2-3 weeks after your transaction.
- With this benefit, the primary cardmember can receive one application fee statement credit every 5 years when the Global Entry membership needs to be renewed.
According to the Aviator card FAQ,
Thus, this benefit
For additional information about the 10% rebate benefit, see FAQ: AAdvantage Citi / Barclays 10% miles / mileage rebate (consolidated)and the associated wiki.
For this benefit to apply, your account must be open and active at the time of redemption.
The American Airlines AAdvantage bonus miles you will earn through this benefit will be based on 10% of the total AAdvantage miles you redeem each month during the calendar year. The maximum number of AAdvantage® bonus miles that can be earned annually from this benefit is 10,000 AAdvantage bonus miles per calendar year and per AAdvantage® account, regardless of how many AAdvantage miles you redeem in that calendar year.
This benefit only applies to AAdvantage miles redeemed from the primary Cardmember’s AAdvantage® account. Please allow 6-8 weeks after your redemption for American Airlines AAdvantage bonus miles to post to the primary Cardmember’s AAdvantage account.
The American Airlines AAdvantage bonus miles you will earn through this benefit will be based on 10% of the total AAdvantage miles you redeem each month during the calendar year. The maximum number of AAdvantage® bonus miles that can be earned annually from this benefit is 10,000 AAdvantage bonus miles per calendar year and per AAdvantage® account, regardless of how many AAdvantage miles you redeem in that calendar year.
This benefit only applies to AAdvantage miles redeemed from the primary Cardmember’s AAdvantage® account. Please allow 6-8 weeks after your redemption for American Airlines AAdvantage bonus miles to post to the primary Cardmember’s AAdvantage account.
- applies to all miles redemptions, regardless of the passenger name on the airline ticket or other award.
- is limited to 10,000 miles in rebates per calendar year, regardless of how many Barclays and/or Citi AA cards you have.
For additional information about the 10% rebate benefit, see FAQ: AAdvantage Citi / Barclays 10% miles / mileage rebate (consolidated)and the associated wiki.
ARCHIVE: Barclaycard AAdvantage Aviator Silver and Red Cards
Dec 16, 2017, 8:32 am
#1561
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Chicagoland
Programs: AA exp 3mm Hertz 5*
Posts: 334
Same here, spend sending me over on Nov 5, statement posted 11/19. Some have reported eqd posting when they hit the spend, so I paid bill early, as it was a big spend month. Nothing. Called on Dec 08 to Barclay, they advised wait 6-8 weeks. Asked if they could speed it up, after consult, rep advised no, nothing they could do. I thanked her and asked her if after I was off the phone, to call back the dept she consulted w and let them know that from various web postings, I think that there’s some discretion. She said she would. My EQDs posted the next day. Coincidence? I don’t believe in them...
Dec 16, 2017, 8:34 am
#1562
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Chicagoland
Programs: AA exp 3mm Hertz 5*
Posts: 334
Be interested in your experience. Barclay is pretty clear that you earn in the calendar year the spend posts.
Dec 17, 2017, 9:55 am
#1563
Join Date: Dec 2005
Programs: AA EXP 1MM, Delta Plat
Posts: 322
upgraded Barclay Aviator Red to Silver, does all spending apply to year's EQD bonus
I got the Aviator Red card in summer and earned 3,000 EQDs and 5000 EQMs. I upgraded a month ago to Aviator Silver. I'm interested in the second set of 3000 EQDs and 5000 EQMs that I get after spending $50,000. Does anyone know for sure whether Barclay aggregates all spending for both cards for the year to determine qualification for that second set of bonus EQDs/EQMs? Or did my counter "reset" when I upgraded to the Aviator silver, and must I spend all of the $40,000/$50,000 to qualify for both bonuses while the card was active as a silver?
I don't trust to get an accurate answer from the average CSR, I'm hoping someone has first-hand experience with this.
I don't trust to get an accurate answer from the average CSR, I'm hoping someone has first-hand experience with this.
Dec 17, 2017, 1:24 pm
#1564
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: AA Executive Platinum; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,663
I got the Aviator Red card in summer and earned 3,000 EQDs and 5000 EQMs. I upgraded a month ago to Aviator Silver. I'm interested in the second set of 3000 EQDs and 5000 EQMs that I get after spending $50,000. Does anyone know for sure whether Barclay aggregates all spending for both cards for the year to determine qualification for that second set of bonus EQDs/EQMs? Or did my counter "reset" when I upgraded to the Aviator silver, and must I spend all of the $40,000/$50,000 to qualify for both bonuses while the card was active as a silver?
I don't trust to get an accurate answer from the average CSR, I'm hoping someone has first-hand experience with this.
I don't trust to get an accurate answer from the average CSR, I'm hoping someone has first-hand experience with this.
Dec 17, 2017, 3:39 pm
#1565
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
Dec 17, 2017, 8:58 pm
#1566
Join Date: Nov 2017
Programs: AAdvantage
Posts: 13
I got the Aviator Red card in summer and earned 3,000 EQDs and 5000 EQMs. I upgraded a month ago to Aviator Silver. I'm interested in the second set of 3000 EQDs and 5000 EQMs that I get after spending $50,000. Does anyone know for sure whether Barclay aggregates all spending for both cards for the year to determine qualification for that second set of bonus EQDs/EQMs? Or did my counter "reset" when I upgraded to the Aviator silver, and must I spend all of the $40,000/$50,000 to qualify for both bonuses while the card was active as a silver?
I don't trust to get an accurate answer from the average CSR, I'm hoping someone has first-hand experience with this.
I don't trust to get an accurate answer from the average CSR, I'm hoping someone has first-hand experience with this.
Dec 18, 2017, 1:27 pm
#1567
Moderator: Travel Safety/Security, Travel Tools, California, Los Angeles; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: oneword Emerald
Posts: 20,653
Dec 18, 2017, 3:02 pm
#1568
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: NYC
Programs: AA PPro, DL Gold, UA Silver, AS MVP Gold
Posts: 116
5000 EQM after $20K spend (as mentioned above by matthew_brown)
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3000 EQD after $25K spend
+5000 More EQM after $40k spend (10000 EQM max per Advantage account)
+3000 More EQDs after $50k spend (*if you have the Aviator Silver, max 6000 EQDs per Advantage account)
&
3000 EQD after $25K spend
+5000 More EQM after $40k spend (10000 EQM max per Advantage account)
+3000 More EQDs after $50k spend (*if you have the Aviator Silver, max 6000 EQDs per Advantage account)
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Dec 18, 2017, 6:03 pm
#1569
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 131
I also thought that red only gave EQD (silver gives both EQD and EQM)
Dec 19, 2017, 11:52 am
#1570
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: 4,551
According to the website:
Red: 3000 EQD after $25K spend
Silver: 5000 EQM after $20K spend, 5000 more after another $20K spend. 3000 EQD after $25K spend, another 3000 EQD after another $25K spend.
Red: 3000 EQD after $25K spend
Silver: 5000 EQM after $20K spend, 5000 more after another $20K spend. 3000 EQD after $25K spend, another 3000 EQD after another $25K spend.
Dec 19, 2017, 12:21 pm
#1571
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: NYC
Programs: AA PPro, DL Gold, UA Silver, AS MVP Gold
Posts: 116
Dec 21, 2017, 1:04 pm
#1573
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: LAX
Posts: 2,851
Received the Aviator red card in December, made the spending, statement closed, and received the 21 American Airlines points yesterday, December 20, 2017 in my AA account. When should I receive the 60k American Airlines points in my account?
TIA
TIA
Dec 24, 2017, 10:00 am
#1574
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 122
I know that the Silver EQD and Red EQD can't be stacked. However, can Silver EQD and Business EQD be stacked? I guess Is it possible to earn an additional 3,000 EQD from the business card on top of Silver card EQD?
Dec 26, 2017, 8:34 pm
#1575
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 102
Another question.
I've hit all the maximums on the silver card for the 2017 calendar year. Since the counter resets for 2018, when does it reset? If I make a purchase late 2017 (now) it will not be seen until the 2018 statement. Do late 2017 purchases begin the counter for 2018 or do they go to waste in 2017 when I have received all the perks available?
i have a couple large purchases, just wondering whether to buy now or wait until after Jan 1.
I've hit all the maximums on the silver card for the 2017 calendar year. Since the counter resets for 2018, when does it reset? If I make a purchase late 2017 (now) it will not be seen until the 2018 statement. Do late 2017 purchases begin the counter for 2018 or do they go to waste in 2017 when I have received all the perks available?
i have a couple large purchases, just wondering whether to buy now or wait until after Jan 1.