Dec 28, 2016, 7:23 pm
Last edit by: philemer
Personal Card
Click here to get the same offer (see below) with the annual fee waived the first year. First try entering code 999999 in the box at the top of the page. Apparently this offer is from an AA employee selling the card inflight, but it seems to be open to everyone. But publishing that employee's code online could get the employee in trouble. If 999999 doesn't work, use employee code 356467. Note: You will NOT get a $99 Companion Certificate as part of your bonus when the annual fee is waived.
Language from the web offer page: Anniversary Companion Certificate: Each anniversary year; earn a Companion Certificate good for 1 guest at $99 (plus taxes and fees) after spending $20,000 on purchases and your account remains open for 45 days after your anniversary date. There is NO LANGUAGE in this offer regarding a "complimentary" companion certificate.
AAdvantage Aviator Red World Elite Mastercard
1. 70K offer https://cards.barclaycardus.com/cred...0-8f2f74651285 DEAD
2. 60,000 bonus miles and $99 Companion Certificate after first purchase and paying the $99 annual fee
Offer landing page: https://cards.barclaycardus.com/card...astercard.html
The offer fine print:
The primary cardmember will earn sixty thousand (60,000) AAdvantage® bonus miles after a purchase is made on the card account within ninety (90) days of card account opening and the annual fee has been paid. Please allow 4-6 weeks for the AAdvantage®bonus miles to be deposited into your AAdvantage® account. Balance transfers and cash advances do not qualify as purchases. This offer may be canceled at any time without notice.
In addition to the sixty thousand (60,000) AAdvantage® bonus miles, the primary cardmember will earn one (1) domestic economy fare American Airlines introductory Companion Certificate redeemable for one (1) companion ticket at $99 (plus taxes and fees) after a purchase is made on the card account within ninety (90) days of card account opening and the annual fee has been paid. Please allow 8-10 weeks for delivery of the Companion Certificate after the qualifying purchase has posted to your card account and the annual fee has been paid. Balance transfers and cash advances do not qualify as purchases. This offer may be canceled at any time without notice.
This one-time offer is valid for eligible cardmembers. You may not be eligible for this offer if you currently have or previously had an account with us in this program.
There are data points indicating that this is not always enforced: See posts 439, 496, 514, 516, 517, 538, 835
As of Sept. 2017, most people applying for an Aviator card are being denied, "instantly" by a computer, if they already have an Aviator card open. As of Dec. 2017, most people applying for an Aviator card are being denied, even by recon, if they already have an Aviator card open. It had been that current and previous Aviator Red (US Airways Converted) cardmembers were not subject to the 24-month restriction. This seems to have changed as far as current card holders applying for a second, concurrent card. (See posts #185, 193, 194, 195, 198, 199, 211, 220, 247, 290, 527, 529, 532)
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Business Card, see this thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cred...-card-50k.html
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RECON. PHONE NUMBERS
Reported phone numbers to call for reconsideration include 866-371-4787, (post 303), 866-205-5973 (post 659), 866-408-4064 (multiple posts), 866-408-4065 (from post #2 in recon thread), 866-369-1283 (from post #7 in recon thread). Other posters have called the general customer service number and asked to be transferred to a credit analyst.
Sign Up Bonus Info:
It appears that if your SUB includes the $95 AF (annual fee), Barclays doesn't post the AF until the 2nd statement. Thus, it will be a min. of 2 statements before you see your SUB points. This is only if the SUB requires the AF (as opposed to some SUBs that just have the $x,xxx in purchases with no AF).
There have been at least two cases in July 2023 where Barclays posted the AF prior to the first statement. In both of those cases, the cardholder paid the AF and other balance prior to the closing date. The SUB was issued as of the first statement for one these accounts. It may be the second one was too close to the closing date.
Posting of points from Barclays SUB to AA seem to take 3-7 days after the SUB posts on the Barclays Statement.
Language from the web offer page: Anniversary Companion Certificate: Each anniversary year; earn a Companion Certificate good for 1 guest at $99 (plus taxes and fees) after spending $20,000 on purchases and your account remains open for 45 days after your anniversary date. There is NO LANGUAGE in this offer regarding a "complimentary" companion certificate.
AAdvantage Aviator Red World Elite Mastercard
2. 60,000 bonus miles and $99 Companion Certificate after first purchase and paying the $99 annual fee
Offer landing page: https://cards.barclaycardus.com/card...astercard.html
The offer fine print:
The primary cardmember will earn sixty thousand (60,000) AAdvantage® bonus miles after a purchase is made on the card account within ninety (90) days of card account opening and the annual fee has been paid. Please allow 4-6 weeks for the AAdvantage®bonus miles to be deposited into your AAdvantage® account. Balance transfers and cash advances do not qualify as purchases. This offer may be canceled at any time without notice.
In addition to the sixty thousand (60,000) AAdvantage® bonus miles, the primary cardmember will earn one (1) domestic economy fare American Airlines introductory Companion Certificate redeemable for one (1) companion ticket at $99 (plus taxes and fees) after a purchase is made on the card account within ninety (90) days of card account opening and the annual fee has been paid. Please allow 8-10 weeks for delivery of the Companion Certificate after the qualifying purchase has posted to your card account and the annual fee has been paid. Balance transfers and cash advances do not qualify as purchases. This offer may be canceled at any time without notice.
This one-time offer is valid for eligible cardmembers. You may not be eligible for this offer if you currently have or previously had an account with us in this program.
There are data points indicating that this is not always enforced: See posts 439, 496, 514, 516, 517, 538, 835
As of Sept. 2017, most people applying for an Aviator card are being denied, "instantly" by a computer, if they already have an Aviator card open. As of Dec. 2017, most people applying for an Aviator card are being denied, even by recon, if they already have an Aviator card open. It had been that current and previous Aviator Red (US Airways Converted) cardmembers were not subject to the 24-month restriction. This seems to have changed as far as current card holders applying for a second, concurrent card. (See posts #185, 193, 194, 195, 198, 199, 211, 220, 247, 290, 527, 529, 532)
__________________________________________________ ___________________________
Business Card, see this thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cred...-card-50k.html
__________________________________________________ ___________________________
RECON. PHONE NUMBERS
Reported phone numbers to call for reconsideration include 866-371-4787, (post 303), 866-205-5973 (post 659), 866-408-4064 (multiple posts), 866-408-4065 (from post #2 in recon thread), 866-369-1283 (from post #7 in recon thread). Other posters have called the general customer service number and asked to be transferred to a credit analyst.
Sign Up Bonus Info:
It appears that if your SUB includes the $95 AF (annual fee), Barclays doesn't post the AF until the 2nd statement. Thus, it will be a min. of 2 statements before you see your SUB points. This is only if the SUB requires the AF (as opposed to some SUBs that just have the $x,xxx in purchases with no AF).
There have been at least two cases in July 2023 where Barclays posted the AF prior to the first statement. In both of those cases, the cardholder paid the AF and other balance prior to the closing date. The SUB was issued as of the first statement for one these accounts. It may be the second one was too close to the closing date.
Posting of points from Barclays SUB to AA seem to take 3-7 days after the SUB posts on the Barclays Statement.
Barclays AAdvantage Aviator PERSONAL Card (2016 - 2023)
Sep 20, 2018, 8:19 am
#1156
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 206
Right now it looks like both personal and business cards are 60k miles - is this the best ever offered for both? Is now a good time to get them - also if I apply same day will it only count for 1 hard pull? My wife has a Hawaii barclays 1.5 years old and I have never had any.
Also, we are working on getting some personal and business AA cards. Am I understanding strategy correctly that the nice thing about barclays is don't have minimum spend so could focus spending on Citi but then get all 4 AA cards around same time but only have to spend for 2 of them? I am being conscious of 5/24 for myself not my wife she has bankruptucy that doesn't come off for 2 years so I 5/24 doesnt matter since can't get chase cards.
Thanks
Also, we are working on getting some personal and business AA cards. Am I understanding strategy correctly that the nice thing about barclays is don't have minimum spend so could focus spending on Citi but then get all 4 AA cards around same time but only have to spend for 2 of them? I am being conscious of 5/24 for myself not my wife she has bankruptucy that doesn't come off for 2 years so I 5/24 doesnt matter since can't get chase cards.
Thanks
Sep 22, 2018, 7:51 am
#1157
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 332
Where is the 60k bonus for the business card? Only saw 50k...
Sep 30, 2018, 7:20 am
#1159
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 1
Aviator Red 10K Bonus Miles
I converted from USAIR to Aviator Red when required, and usually spend $30K-$35K per year. I never had the 10K annual miles everyone talks about .... and I fly once a month on American Airlines, so I'm pretty loyal. How would I have qualified for these 10K miles? Is it too late?
Sep 30, 2018, 7:30 am
#1160
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,957
Welcome to Flyertalk. There are two features that might be confused.
Some US Airways cards offered a 10,000 miles/year bonus based on spending. If your card had that feature it could have carried over when converted to AAdvantage, but if it did not have it when it was a US Airways card, it doesn't apply.
Separately, cardholders receive a 10% refund of AAdvantage miles redeemed each year, up to a maximum of 10,000 miles.
Some US Airways cards offered a 10,000 miles/year bonus based on spending. If your card had that feature it could have carried over when converted to AAdvantage, but if it did not have it when it was a US Airways card, it doesn't apply.
Separately, cardholders receive a 10% refund of AAdvantage miles redeemed each year, up to a maximum of 10,000 miles.
Oct 3, 2018, 9:54 am
#1161
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: DFW,OVB (Russia)
Programs: AA HH Gold SPG Gold BA
Posts: 1,823
long shot here but figured i'd ask first.
i have 2 old US airways cards that were converted into aviator red world mastercard. i still have both as they give 10k anniversary miles and thus i have no reason to ever cancel them.
the current one is world elite mastercard. would that be considered diff product? seems like recent DP point to folks having the old aviator red converted to silver / white or canceled and then reapplying for red and getting approved. considering i still hold 2 current aviator red (albeit the old version), my chances of getting approved for a 3rd are probably next to zero right?
if its instant deny, then no risk of hard pull so i have nothing to lose besides trying, correct? thanks in advance for insights
i have 2 old US airways cards that were converted into aviator red world mastercard. i still have both as they give 10k anniversary miles and thus i have no reason to ever cancel them.
the current one is world elite mastercard. would that be considered diff product? seems like recent DP point to folks having the old aviator red converted to silver / white or canceled and then reapplying for red and getting approved. considering i still hold 2 current aviator red (albeit the old version), my chances of getting approved for a 3rd are probably next to zero right?
if its instant deny, then no risk of hard pull so i have nothing to lose besides trying, correct? thanks in advance for insights
looks like current very strict enforcement of 24 month rule Started about last december If I had known that the churning rule would no longer work I deff would not have closed my latest Aviator Red , and just converted to Silver ..... Now I am kind of stuck............
Oct 4, 2018, 4:03 pm
#1163
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: California
Programs: American, SWA, United, IHG,Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 1,843
Oct 4, 2018, 4:18 pm
#1164
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,784
I appreciate the response, although of course it's not what I wanted to hear. I'm guessing I'm currently on my probably 6th card at the moment.
I'm assuming you meant opening or closing a Red Aviator, rather than any Barclays card. If so, can you still downgrade a Red to a Silver and then apply for another Red, or is that loophole closed as well?
I'm assuming you meant opening or closing a Red Aviator, rather than any Barclays card. If so, can you still downgrade a Red to a Silver and then apply for another Red, or is that loophole closed as well?
Oct 4, 2018, 5:03 pm
#1165
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 132
I appreciate the response, although of course it's not what I wanted to hear. I'm guessing I'm currently on my probably 6th card at the moment.
I'm assuming you meant opening or closing a Red Aviator, rather than any Barclays card. If so, can you still downgrade a Red to a Silver and then apply for another Red, or is that loophole closed as well?
I'm assuming you meant opening or closing a Red Aviator, rather than any Barclays card. If so, can you still downgrade a Red to a Silver and then apply for another Red, or is that loophole closed as well?
Oct 5, 2018, 8:25 am
#1166
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Boston, MA
Programs: Hilton Gold, SPG Gold, CC Gold, UA Silver
Posts: 433
Anyone have $89 Annual fee card not waived for first year and get it waived under new offer. Tried via phone and secure message and failed. I have only had card for 2 months. Thanks
Oct 5, 2018, 9:05 pm
#1167
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: TPA
Programs: BA Silver; Hilton Gold; IHG Diamond Ambassador; Marriott Gold
Posts: 2,811
So, consensus seems to be you can no longer get a Barclay's AA card if you've opened or closed one less than 24 months ago. As I noted in late Aug, though, the new wording seems to be even stricter than that! Has anyone in the last couple months even had a successful app after passing the 24-month mark?
Also, I should note that the rule presumably doesn't apply to "any Barclays card" because Barclays does have non-AA cards; I still have the crappy Barclays Rewards card they converted their Sallie Mae card into.
Also, I should note that the rule presumably doesn't apply to "any Barclays card" because Barclays does have non-AA cards; I still have the crappy Barclays Rewards card they converted their Sallie Mae card into.
Oct 5, 2018, 10:29 pm
#1168
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP, Hyatt Glob, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Plat, Total Wine & More Reserve
Posts: 4,513
Is this also the case also if the only one closed within last 24 months was a converted US Air card?
Oct 6, 2018, 11:29 am
#1170
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: The place where it gets so hot in the summer some planes can't take off.
Programs: Marriott LT Titanium, WoH Globalist, National EE, United Platinum
Posts: 1,446
Does anyone keep the Barclay Aviator card around just for chip & pin + no FTF? I use Citi for my AA miles earning (lots of restaurant and gas spend), but tend to get new cards every year to avoid AF. I have kept the Barclays as a backup card (in case I have some issues with my Chase card I use primarily overseas) and for chip/pin functionality.
Now that this thing is hard to churn, should I just eat the AF as cost of having the card as a backup?
Now that this thing is hard to churn, should I just eat the AF as cost of having the card as a backup?