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
Apr 19, 2017, 10:37 pm
#1261
Join Date: Apr 2009
Programs: American EXP; British Airways Gold
Posts: 1,896
Apr 19, 2017, 11:10 pm
#1262
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: LAX, LGB, SNA
Programs: AA EXP OWE, DL DM ST+, AS MVPG, UA, BA, WN CP, Hyatt E, Ritz Plat, HH GM
Posts: 3,185
Apr 24, 2017, 9:56 am
#1263
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: FNT, but DTW if I can't help it
Programs: AAdvantage Former EXP/Current PLT / Total Rewards - Diamond / Hilton HHonors - Gold
Posts: 757
Anyone know what time of day these cards upgrade? Today is the day my card is supposedly supposed to upgrade, and I've got an AA ticket on hold that I want to book. It hasn't upgraded yet, and I want to make sure I get my 3x miles.
Apr 24, 2017, 4:50 pm
#1264
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: AA Executive Platinum; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,663
I actually received an email notifying me that day. You should expect this.
Apr 24, 2017, 4:58 pm
#1265
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: FNT, but DTW if I can't help it
Programs: AAdvantage Former EXP/Current PLT / Total Rewards - Diamond / Hilton HHonors - Gold
Posts: 757
Apr 28, 2017, 4:26 pm
#1267
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Newton Centre, MA, USA
Programs: DL 2MM Gold, AA Plat Pro; Hilton Lifetime Diamond, Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium (via SPG), IHG Plat
Posts: 2,192
So, I'm new to this thread and there are 85 pages of messages. Can someone explain the upgrade process to me? Is it that you need to apply for Red, wait three months, and hope? Lately I've started getting a lot of offers in the mail for other Barclaycards (other than Red or Silver), so it seems they like me (or they are just indiscriminate having bought AA's database). Is there any hope that if I call them and lay it on the line they might offer me Silver direct?
Apr 28, 2017, 5:10 pm
#1268
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SJC
Programs: AA, AS, Marriott
Posts: 6,068
Apr 30, 2017, 10:22 am
#1269
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: FNT, but DTW if I can't help it
Programs: AAdvantage Former EXP/Current PLT / Total Rewards - Diamond / Hilton HHonors - Gold
Posts: 757
So, I'm new to this thread and there are 85 pages of messages. Can someone explain the upgrade process to me? Is it that you need to apply for Red, wait three months, and hope? Lately I've started getting a lot of offers in the mail for other Barclaycards (other than Red or Silver), so it seems they like me (or they are just indiscriminate having bought AA's database). Is there any hope that if I call them and lay it on the line they might offer me Silver direct?
I got the upgrade offer at exactly 90 days into opening the card. It took about 30 days for them to upgrade the card, and after it was upgraded, it took about 5 days for the website to actually show it was a silver card. It's a stupidly-long, stupidly-designed, stupidly-delayed process, but it's the only process right now.
Apr 30, 2017, 5:28 pm
#1270
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Newton Centre, MA, USA
Programs: DL 2MM Gold, AA Plat Pro; Hilton Lifetime Diamond, Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium (via SPG), IHG Plat
Posts: 2,192
So, I'm new to this thread and there are 85 pages of messages. Can someone explain the upgrade process to me? Is it that you need to apply for Red, wait three months, and hope? Lately I've started getting a lot of offers in the mail for other Barclaycards (other than Red or Silver), so it seems they like me (or they are just indiscriminate having bought AA's database). Is there any hope that if I call them and lay it on the line they might offer me Silver direct?
May 1, 2017, 4:37 pm
#1271
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: STL
Programs: AA
Posts: 167
EQD posting
For those of you who had their 3000 EQD post, did you see an activity meter on the reward center page after you log on to the website? I only see a meter for EQD (which posted on AA 4 weeks after meeting spend) and companion certificate. I'm a little concerned that Barclay isn't showing the spend activity meter for EQD on my rewards page (had the silver card converted shortly after it changed over from the US Airways card).
Btw, EQMs earned through card spend does not count towards earning 500 mile certificates.
Btw, EQMs earned through card spend does not count towards earning 500 mile certificates.
Last edited by moonwoo; May 1, 2017 at 4:56 pm
May 1, 2017, 9:58 pm
#1272
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 143
I've had my Aviator Red card (and its previous equivalent) since 2012. For as long as I can remember, I had the option to upgrade to Silver. Now that I actually want to do it, the option is gone and I'm being told that I cannot upgrade. I escalated the call and was told firmly that the upgrade offers are determined electronically and cannot be done manually. The criteria are unknown.
What do I do now? This just seems arbitrary and unfair.
What do I do now? This just seems arbitrary and unfair.
May 1, 2017, 11:12 pm
#1273
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: FNT, but DTW if I can't help it
Programs: AAdvantage Former EXP/Current PLT / Total Rewards - Diamond / Hilton HHonors - Gold
Posts: 757
I've had my Aviator Red card (and its previous equivalent) since 2012. For as long as I can remember, I had the option to upgrade to Silver. Now that I actually want to do it, the option is gone and I'm being told that I cannot upgrade. I escalated the call and was told firmly that the upgrade offers are determined electronically and cannot be done manually. The criteria are unknown.
What do I do now? This just seems arbitrary and unfair.
What do I do now? This just seems arbitrary and unfair.
May 1, 2017, 11:14 pm
#1274
Join Date: Apr 2009
Programs: American EXP; British Airways Gold
Posts: 1,896
I've had my Aviator Red card (and its previous equivalent) since 2012. For as long as I can remember, I had the option to upgrade to Silver. Now that I actually want to do it, the option is gone and I'm being told that I cannot upgrade. I escalated the call and was told firmly that the upgrade offers are determined electronically and cannot be done manually. The criteria are unknown.
What do I do now? This just seems arbitrary and unfair.
What do I do now? This just seems arbitrary and unfair.
Whenever I send them a message in this manner regarding various matters, I receive a detailed and complete answer and explanation. Give it a shot.
May 2, 2017, 5:38 am
#1275
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 143
I will try messaging them today. What kind of explanation do you receive? Do they explain how to get the upgrade?