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
Jun 26, 2017, 10:54 am
#1336
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Upstate, NY
Posts: 3,359
I had the USAirways card which got turned into a red card which I later upgraded to a silver card, which I still have. Is it possible to apply for a new RED card to get the current sign up bonus? If not, if I cancel the silver card, how long would I have to wait to apply for a new red card? I've already received my EQD bonuses and 10% redemption miles for the year so won't be using the silver card anyways.
Jun 26, 2017, 11:45 am
#1337
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, AA Gold, FB Gold, ITA Volare Executive
Posts: 3,294
YMMV. Sometimes they let folks have another card without closing the first. Sometimes they don't. We've had both happen in our household. And since Barclays routinely ignores its own language regarding limitations on bonuses (i.e., by giving bonuses to folks who have had the same card recently), it's hard to know how long to wait if you decide to go the "close Silver and get a new Red" route.
Write back to let us know what you do, and what happens!
Write back to let us know what you do, and what happens!
Jun 26, 2017, 12:22 pm
#1338
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
Just wanted to add a datapoint for anyone who's recently received the Aviator Red:
I applied for the 40k offer in May. Had no issues calling customer service today and getting an additional 10k miles posted due to the new 50k bonus. Definitely worth a quick phone call for anyone who had applied recently under the 40k bonus offer.
-FlyerBeek
I applied for the 40k offer in May. Had no issues calling customer service today and getting an additional 10k miles posted due to the new 50k bonus. Definitely worth a quick phone call for anyone who had applied recently under the 40k bonus offer.
-FlyerBeek
Jun 26, 2017, 1:42 pm
#1339
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: BMI
Programs: AA EXP, Delta, Amtrak, Hertz PC
Posts: 657
Just wanted to add a datapoint for anyone who's recently received the Aviator Red:
I applied for the 40k offer in May. Had no issues calling customer service today and getting an additional 10k miles posted due to the new 50k bonus. Definitely worth a quick phone call for anyone who had applied recently under the 40k bonus offer.
-FlyerBeek
I applied for the 40k offer in May. Had no issues calling customer service today and getting an additional 10k miles posted due to the new 50k bonus. Definitely worth a quick phone call for anyone who had applied recently under the 40k bonus offer.
-FlyerBeek
Jun 27, 2017, 1:31 pm
#1340
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
Jun 28, 2017, 10:24 am
#1341
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: DCA
Posts: 818
Does anyone have experience with how long it takes to get the 5k EQM after hitting 20k spend? I met that threshold on my last statement which closed about a week ago. The regular miles posted but not the EQM. IIRC, with the Citi Exec card they post concurrently with the statement miles in which you hit the 40k spend for the year.
I called Barclays and they said it takes 6-8 weeks after you hit the spend and that it's not done automatically by AA. I'm concerned I may have issues getting the 5k miles because I had one statement (with 13k of spend) where the miles never showed up, they had to "open an investigation" (which took a month) and then the miles eventually showed up, but with a description saying Barclay Aviator Adjustment. Normally it says Barclay Aviator Everyday Purchases (or something like that). I'm worried that the 5k EQM is supposed to happen automatically after you get 20k in "Aviator Everyday Purchases" and that the 13k "adjustment" won't count.
The Barclay rep assured me that wasn't the case, but would love to hear some validation of the claimed 6-8 week posting time for EQM...
I called Barclays and they said it takes 6-8 weeks after you hit the spend and that it's not done automatically by AA. I'm concerned I may have issues getting the 5k miles because I had one statement (with 13k of spend) where the miles never showed up, they had to "open an investigation" (which took a month) and then the miles eventually showed up, but with a description saying Barclay Aviator Adjustment. Normally it says Barclay Aviator Everyday Purchases (or something like that). I'm worried that the 5k EQM is supposed to happen automatically after you get 20k in "Aviator Everyday Purchases" and that the 13k "adjustment" won't count.
The Barclay rep assured me that wasn't the case, but would love to hear some validation of the claimed 6-8 week posting time for EQM...
Jun 28, 2017, 3:07 pm
#1342
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: SAN
Programs: DL MM, Marriott LT Titanium, AA EXP, Avis Chairmans
Posts: 1,399
I got my Red card a number of weeks ago, did a single purchase, and my statement closed. No AF and no bonus miles yet. When will I get the miles?
Jun 28, 2017, 7:00 pm
#1343
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: PHL
Programs: AA Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 480
Jun 29, 2017, 1:26 am
#1344
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
Does anyone have experience with how long it takes to get the 5k EQM after hitting 20k spend? I met that threshold on my last statement which closed about a week ago. The regular miles posted but not the EQM. IIRC, with the Citi Exec card they post concurrently with the statement miles in which you hit the 40k spend for the year.
I called Barclays and they said it takes 6-8 weeks after you hit the spend and that it's not done automatically by AA. I'm concerned I may have issues getting the 5k miles because I had one statement (with 13k of spend) where the miles never showed up, they had to "open an investigation" (which took a month) and then the miles eventually showed up, but with a description saying Barclay Aviator Adjustment. Normally it says Barclay Aviator Everyday Purchases (or something like that). I'm worried that the 5k EQM is supposed to happen automatically after you get 20k in "Aviator Everyday Purchases" and that the 13k "adjustment" won't count.
The Barclay rep assured me that wasn't the case, but would love to hear some validation of the claimed 6-8 week posting time for EQM...
I called Barclays and they said it takes 6-8 weeks after you hit the spend and that it's not done automatically by AA. I'm concerned I may have issues getting the 5k miles because I had one statement (with 13k of spend) where the miles never showed up, they had to "open an investigation" (which took a month) and then the miles eventually showed up, but with a description saying Barclay Aviator Adjustment. Normally it says Barclay Aviator Everyday Purchases (or something like that). I'm worried that the 5k EQM is supposed to happen automatically after you get 20k in "Aviator Everyday Purchases" and that the 13k "adjustment" won't count.
The Barclay rep assured me that wasn't the case, but would love to hear some validation of the claimed 6-8 week posting time for EQM...
I've been waiting quite a while for my EQD's to post, though. I suspect it has to do with when your statement closes, as they probably process this stuff in batches.
Jun 29, 2017, 1:00 pm
#1345
Join Date: Mar 2015
Programs: AA EXP, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 394
as an FYI to everyone - I didn't earn my first 5,000 EQM's with my card because I spent the $20,000 when it was still red. So, the dollars earned on the red card do not apply towards EQM spend.
Jun 29, 2017, 8:28 pm
#1346
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: DCA
Programs: UA LT 1K, AA EXP, Bonvoy LT Titan, Avis PC, Hilton Gold
Posts: 9,658
Does anyone have experience with how long it takes to get the 5k EQM after hitting 20k spend? I met that threshold on my last statement which closed about a week ago. The regular miles posted but not the EQM. IIRC, with the Citi Exec card they post concurrently with the statement miles in which you hit the 40k spend for the year.
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Say you reach $25K the same billing statement as you reach $20K, both the 5K EQM and $3K EQD will appear at the same time. For Silver the next thresholds are $40K for EQM and $50K for second $3K EQD.
Now Citibank is different - if you hit $40K spend, the 10K EQM will post the next day after your closing statement (assuming it is paid).
Jun 29, 2017, 9:15 pm
#1347
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
As per my experience and the experience of many others in this thread, the spend DOES count toward your EQM's.
Jun 30, 2017, 9:12 am
#1348
Join Date: Mar 2015
Programs: AA EXP, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 394
Sadly, no
i hit $20k March 15th. They put in a ticket to find out why it didn't post, they came back and said because I hit the spend while I was still red that it doesn't count.
Jun 30, 2017, 10:36 am
#1349
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: DCA
Programs: AA EXP; BoNVoY Tit LTP
Posts: 1,923
I recently converted from red to silver at around $15K spend, will I get EQM when I hit $20K or $35K? This is troubling.
Jun 30, 2017, 11:13 pm
#1350
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: LHR
Programs: AA
Posts: 773
What amount is reflected in your rewards activity page in your Barclaycard account? (This is only available on the desktop website, not the phone app.)