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 Cardmembers AAdvantage® account. Please allow 6-8 weeks after your redemption for American Airlines AAdvantage bonus miles to post to the primary Cardmembers 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 Cardmembers AAdvantage® account. Please allow 6-8 weeks after your redemption for American Airlines AAdvantage bonus miles to post to the primary Cardmembers 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
Feb 5, 2015, 6:40 pm
#151
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Atlanta, GA
Programs: AA PLT, AS 75K, DL DM, HY Globalist, HH Diamond, MC/RZ/SW Platinum, AB/UA Silver, WN CP
Posts: 1,122
Feb 6, 2015, 10:30 am
#152
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Singapore
Programs: SPG Lifetime Gold
Posts: 247
Yes. I just read that elsewhere. I suppose the Barclaycard rep was not being truthful when she told me that I could apply for it later on.
What are everyone's thoughts keeping the Barclaycard AA Aviator Red vs. the Citi AA cards? Or any reason to keep both?
What are everyone's thoughts keeping the Barclaycard AA Aviator Red vs. the Citi AA cards? Or any reason to keep both?
Feb 6, 2015, 10:36 am
#153
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: NYC
Posts: 581
If you can keep both open without paying any further annual fees, keep both open.
Feb 6, 2015, 11:45 am
#154
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 3,528
I think more likely she didn't know. I honestly don't think most of the reps have been given information about the Aviator cards yet.
Feb 8, 2015, 6:56 pm
#155
Join Date: Dec 2009
Programs: Hyatt Passport Platinum, IHG Platinum and Club Carlson Gold
Posts: 57
Regarding Aviator Red versus Citi Platinum, in addition to waived foreign transaction fees, the Aviator Red has a lower annual fee, will be chip and pin (although with signature priority) and, for some card holders, provides 10000 bonus miles upon every renewal.
Feb 9, 2015, 12:16 am
#156
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Singapore
Programs: SPG Lifetime Gold
Posts: 247
Okay. I just got my annual 10000 bonus miles (it is still a US Airways card for me). Is that bonus only for some cardholders? How is that determined?
Feb 9, 2015, 7:58 am
#157
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 3,975
I guess the 10,000-mile bonus is given to those who got the card through an offer that promised it, and Barclays has said that this bonus will continue on the future AA card. Since there hasn't been a general announcement of the Aviators card, I'm not sure if it's been said that those who upgrade to Silver will get this bonus.
Feb 9, 2015, 2:03 pm
#158
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: DFW
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold, Admirals Club, Global Entry
Posts: 1,141
It sounds to me as though the chip & pin (even as back-up) with no FTF and the 10% mileage rebate (up to 10K) will be the big draws.
The companion pass would've been great, but I don't think I want to deploy $30K of spending to the card. So a swing and a miss, at least for me.
The companion pass would've been great, but I don't think I want to deploy $30K of spending to the card. So a swing and a miss, at least for me.
Feb 9, 2015, 4:42 pm
#159
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: VA
Programs: AA EXP, A3 Gold, Marriott Silver, Choice Privileges Gold, National Exec
Posts: 192
The biggest thing I want to personally confirm is whether or not we will be able to earn 10K EQM from both the Citi and Barclays cards year after year. I will gladly do the spend knowing that I effectively only need to fly 80K miles to reach EXP. One can hope...^
Feb 9, 2015, 9:23 pm
#160
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 197
All
Will the Aviator Silver be offered to anyone that wants it after they have the USAirways card or is this going to be the 'select criteria' game that we have seen before on Barclaycard product upgrades ? Just wondering as that will determine for me and maybe some others on whether its even worth applying for the USAirways card. The silver has perks I'm interested in, red not so much
Thanks
WC
Will the Aviator Silver be offered to anyone that wants it after they have the USAirways card or is this going to be the 'select criteria' game that we have seen before on Barclaycard product upgrades ? Just wondering as that will determine for me and maybe some others on whether its even worth applying for the USAirways card. The silver has perks I'm interested in, red not so much
Thanks
WC
Feb 10, 2015, 6:28 am
#161
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: San Francisco/Tel Aviv/YYZ
Programs: CO 1K-MM
Posts: 10,762
Anyone know the T&C for the companion certs being offered here?
(E.g. are they worth anything or is it super restricted..)
(E.g. are they worth anything or is it super restricted..)
Feb 11, 2015, 4:56 am
#162
Join Date: Jun 2008
Programs: US Airways, American Airlines, United
Posts: 224
One of my Barclays US Airways cards has a January anniversary date. I received my companion certificate for 2015 so I was not too troubled about paying the $79 annual fee. I called Barclays yesterday to advise them that I will be in Mexico on vacation. During the conversation, I inquired about what my benefits would be going forward. The representative did not know but connected to US Airways for some reason. Annoyed at being transferred to US Airways, I called back and was transferred to the proper Barclays representative. I was curious whether I would be offered an Aviator card. The representative did not offer an Aviator but started to read off the benefits most of which I told her were worthless to me. She then, unsolicited, offered to waive my $79 membership fee. Of course, I said that was fine.
Feb 15, 2015, 10:14 am
#163
Join Date: Dec 2009
Programs: Hyatt Passport Platinum, IHG Platinum and Club Carlson Gold
Posts: 57
All
Will the Aviator Silver be offered to anyone that wants it after they have the USAirways card or is this going to be the 'select criteria' game that we have seen before on Barclaycard product upgrades ? Just wondering as that will determine for me and maybe some others on whether its even worth applying for the USAirways card. The silver has perks I'm interested in, red not so much
Thanks
WC
Will the Aviator Silver be offered to anyone that wants it after they have the USAirways card or is this going to be the 'select criteria' game that we have seen before on Barclaycard product upgrades ? Just wondering as that will determine for me and maybe some others on whether its even worth applying for the USAirways card. The silver has perks I'm interested in, red not so much
Thanks
WC
Mar 2, 2015, 4:43 pm
#164
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Naples, Florida
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold, Hyatt Platinum,Marriott Silver,Hilton Honors Gold
Posts: 593
Trying to Changing from Aviator Red to Aviator Silver
I am having a hard time changing my current Usair Dividends Miles card (aka Aviator Red) to an Aviator Silver.
Called Barclaycard and everyone there is totally in the clouds about how to do that other than applying for a new Aviator Silver to begin with which I don't want to do (add another card to my portfolio)
Has anyone been able to pull a change from Red to Silver and if so how were you able to pull it off ?
Most appreciated
Worldspan
Naples, Florida
Called Barclaycard and everyone there is totally in the clouds about how to do that other than applying for a new Aviator Silver to begin with which I don't want to do (add another card to my portfolio)
Has anyone been able to pull a change from Red to Silver and if so how were you able to pull it off ?
Most appreciated
Worldspan
Naples, Florida
Mar 2, 2015, 5:13 pm
#165
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 166
Got email today introducing the new AAdvantage Aviator Red Mastercard and talking up the 50% bonus miles promo. Looks like Red is almost here.
"As part of the integration of US Airways and American Airlines, your current
US Airways Dividend Miles® MasterCard® will be replaced with an AAdvantage® Aviator™ Red MasterCard®.¹ Your new card will arrive between April 1 and July 15, 2015. Until your new AAdvantage® Aviator™ Red MasterCard® arrives, please continue to use your current US Airways Dividend Miles MasterCard."
"As part of the integration of US Airways and American Airlines, your current
US Airways Dividend Miles® MasterCard® will be replaced with an AAdvantage® Aviator™ Red MasterCard®.¹ Your new card will arrive between April 1 and July 15, 2015. Until your new AAdvantage® Aviator™ Red MasterCard® arrives, please continue to use your current US Airways Dividend Miles MasterCard."