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
Mar 18, 2017, 4:50 am
#1216
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, AA Gold, FB Gold, ITA Volare Executive
Posts: 3,294
Too good to be true? Suggests that one could yo-yo up and down to earn EQMs then avoid AFs. At a minimum suggests one could get two years of Silver EQM earnings for one year's AF which makes the card more similar in cost to the old US card. Anyhow, enjoy!
(The missing piece in this is that when you downgrade from Silver to White, there is no AF; yet, at least in my account, White has the upgrade option back to either Red or Silver.)
(The missing piece in this is that when you downgrade from Silver to White, there is no AF; yet, at least in my account, White has the upgrade option back to either Red or Silver.)
Mar 18, 2017, 5:00 am
#1217
Join Date: Jul 2014
Programs: AA Exec Plat
Posts: 192
I feel like BarclayCard is going overkill on the preventative measures for identity fraud.
Not only are they asking for third party validation at login like others mention, but when recently applied for my Red card (I already have a silver) they had me call a phone number and I was assigned to a case manager who asked me to mail in a copy of my drivers license and social security card.
Not only are they asking for third party validation at login like others mention, but when recently applied for my Red card (I already have a silver) they had me call a phone number and I was assigned to a case manager who asked me to mail in a copy of my drivers license and social security card.
Mar 18, 2017, 11:43 am
#1218
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
For years we weren't sure whether either White or Blue existed. Now it's clear White exists, but what about Blue? Blue was to have about half the AF of Red, and some but not all of the benefits. IIRC, the benefits it gave up were mostly the ones that duplicate AA elite status benefits.
Mar 18, 2017, 12:10 pm
#1219
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Southern Cali
Programs: AA ExPlat, Marriott Titanium, HH Diamond
Posts: 2,022
Initially called in a few days ago to upgrade, and was told there was no option to do so. But I did apply a few days after they opened up red applications, so I called in again today and was upgraded immediately. Excited for the silver card 
Mar 18, 2017, 1:03 pm
#1220
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, AA Gold, FB Gold, ITA Volare Executive
Posts: 3,294
But no upgrade option to Blue? Does Blue exist or not?
For years we weren't sure whether either White or Blue existed. Now it's clear White exists, but what about Blue? Blue was to have about half the AF of Red, and some but not all of the benefits. IIRC, the benefits it gave up were mostly the ones that duplicate AA elite status benefits.
For years we weren't sure whether either White or Blue existed. Now it's clear White exists, but what about Blue? Blue was to have about half the AF of Red, and some but not all of the benefits. IIRC, the benefits it gave up were mostly the ones that duplicate AA elite status benefits.
No Blue in sight.
Think of White as just a holding place for a Silver you are not wanting to pay the AF on. No AF, no real benefits (0.5 AA miles per $ spend), although with downgrade I did get a 5,000 mile offer on $1,000 spend, which I did take advantage of.
Mar 18, 2017, 1:46 pm
#1221
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: DCA
Programs: AA PPro, Mariott Ambassador, B6 Mosaic, SBUX Gold, Best Buy Elite
Posts: 1,838
My card just converted to sliver, the counter on the website indicates that spend I have already made YTD does in fact count towards my EQM spend.
Mar 18, 2017, 4:39 pm
#1222
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, AA Gold, FB Gold, ITA Volare Executive
Posts: 3,294
Voila!
Thanks.
Thanks.
Mar 19, 2017, 5:24 am
#1223
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: AA Executive Platinum; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,663
Mar 20, 2017, 8:54 am
#1224
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: AA Executive Platinum; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,663
Red to Silver question
Are you guys that are calling in to upgrade from Red to Silver getting an instant upgrade or are you getting the promise of one in 30 days?
I did the upgrade online and was told it would happen in 30 days. I called today to see if the upgrade could be quicker and the agent said there was no way to upgrade over the phone, which I know is intrue.
I did the upgrade online and was told it would happen in 30 days. I called today to see if the upgrade could be quicker and the agent said there was no way to upgrade over the phone, which I know is intrue.
Mar 20, 2017, 12:01 pm
#1225
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Charlotte, NC USA
Programs: American Executive Platinum, One World Emerald, IC Royal Ambassador
Posts: 309
Are you guys that are calling in to upgrade from Red to Silver getting an instant upgrade or are you getting the promise of one in 30 days?
I did the upgrade online and was told it would happen in 30 days. I called today to see if the upgrade could be quicker and the agent said there was no way to upgrade over the phone, which I know is intrue.
I did the upgrade online and was told it would happen in 30 days. I called today to see if the upgrade could be quicker and the agent said there was no way to upgrade over the phone, which I know is intrue.
I also asked several times if my 2017 spend-to-date would be counted toward my EQM and EQD thresholds...and was told no...clearly no. That also would only start to accrue on Day One of my next billing cycle.
HOWEVER, as noted above, my total 2017 spend before the switchover DID count toward my EQM count!!!! Pleasant surprise. (You can check this in your Barclay card account by clicking "Rewards & Benefits" and then choosing Rewards Summary in the dropdown)
**Please note, I see no where to calculate the progress toward the EQD threshold, but logically it should be the same as the EQM numbers, right?
Mar 20, 2017, 12:19 pm
#1226
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,536
I could've sworn I'd seen this in the wiki or something for *this* thread, but maybe I was imagining things.
If you were a USAirways cardholder who was upgraded to the Red AAdvantage Aviator card, and you still have that card, can you apply and get the 40k bonus for the "new" Red card? I am positive I'd seen something in a wiki that listed like 4-5 "data points" and posts where people had done that, but maybe I've been reading too many credit card threads. LOL!
If you were a USAirways cardholder who was upgraded to the Red AAdvantage Aviator card, and you still have that card, can you apply and get the 40k bonus for the "new" Red card? I am positive I'd seen something in a wiki that listed like 4-5 "data points" and posts where people had done that, but maybe I've been reading too many credit card threads. LOL!
Mar 20, 2017, 4:15 pm
#1227
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
I could've sworn I'd seen this in the wiki or something for *this* thread, but maybe I was imagining things.
If you were a USAirways cardholder who was upgraded to the Red AAdvantage Aviator card, and you still have that card, can you apply and get the 40k bonus for the "new" Red card? I am positive I'd seen something in a wiki that listed like 4-5 "data points" and posts where people had done that, but maybe I've been reading too many credit card threads. LOL!
If you were a USAirways cardholder who was upgraded to the Red AAdvantage Aviator card, and you still have that card, can you apply and get the 40k bonus for the "new" Red card? I am positive I'd seen something in a wiki that listed like 4-5 "data points" and posts where people had done that, but maybe I've been reading too many credit card threads. LOL!
In this case, there are at least 3 threads, this one here in the AA forum and at least these two in the Credit Cards forum:
Presumably what you were thinking of is in one of the other Barclay AA Aviator threads.
Mar 20, 2017, 5:16 pm
#1228
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,536
Remember, for this (and many other) airline credit cards, there's typically at least one thread in a credit card forum and then another separate thread in the airline forum.
In this case, there are at least 3 threads, this one here in the AA forum and at least these two in the Credit Cards forum:
Presumably what you were thinking of is in one of the other Barclay AA Aviator threads.
In this case, there are at least 3 threads, this one here in the AA forum and at least these two in the Credit Cards forum:
Presumably what you were thinking of is in one of the other Barclay AA Aviator threads.
(And yes, it appears if you had the USAir card, and was upgraded and are a current cardholder, you can get the "new" card).
Mar 20, 2017, 7:26 pm
#1229
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
Plus there is apparently a business Aviator card coming, but the timing is unclear (just "2017").
Mar 21, 2017, 6:00 pm
#1230
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: ATL
Programs: AA, AGR, DL, MR, WoH, UA
Posts: 951
And you get Group 5 (formerly Group 1) boarding and the discount for on board purchases for free.