AAdvantage Aviator Red World Elite Mastercard
Barclays$99 a yearWorld Elite MastercardNo foreign transaction fee
Not open to new applicants.
Already have it? Keep it if what you use each year covers the fee.
No longer offered
This card has been retired. The details below are kept for reference.
With no current offer, the first year counts no welcome bonus.
| First-year value | Amount |
|---|---|
| No current offer | $0 |
| Rewards above a 2% no-fee cardvs Double Cash, on $32,500 typical spend | $0 |
| In-flight Wi-Fiof $25 face value | +$18 |
| Annual fee | −$99 |
| First year | −$81 |
| Each year after | +$178 |
Not counted in the first year: anniversary certificates, other benefits and protections (each year after counts them).
Earning
| Rate | Category | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2X | American Airlines purchases | 2.8% |
| 1X | Everything else | 1.4% |
Noteworthy perks
- First checked bag free
- American AAdvantage companion certificateArrives on your card anniversary after $20,000 in spend, after the first year
- In-flight Wi-Fi$25 a year
Personal card · Earns American AAdvantage
Benefits
Credits & Perks (1)
- In-flight Wi-Fi: $25 (Annual Cardmember Year)
On American Airlines flights only.
Protections (5)
- Travel Accident Insurance, up to $250,000, Up to $250,000 coverage for death/dismemberment on common carrier when fare paid with card
- Trip Cancellation/Interruption, up to $5,000, Up to $5,000 per trip or $10,000 per 12 months (whichever is lower) for non-refundable trip costs
- Baggage Delay Insurance, up to $300, $100 per day for up to 3 days for essential purchases when baggage is delayed 6+ hours
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver (secondary), Coverage for rental car damage or theft when entire rental paid with card; includes SUVs and trucks
- Cell Phone Protection, up to $800, Up to $800 per claim, $1,000 per card per 12-month period, $50 deductible, max 2 claims per year; must pay monthly cell phone bill with card
Other Perks
- First checked bag free
- Preferred boarding for primary cardholder and up to 4 companions
- 25% off in-flight purchases
- $99 + tax domestic companion certificate after $20K annual spend
- Earn 1 AAdvantage Loyalty Point per mile earned from card spending (toward elite status qualification)
- Earn $3,000 Elite Qualifying Dollars (EQDs) after $25,000 in annual card spend
The AAdvantage Aviator family
Sources and methodology
First-year value is Miles' estimate for a typical spender: the welcome bonus at Miles' point values, plus the rewards this card earns above the best no-annual-fee card's everyday rate on a typical year of spending, plus credits at the share a typical holder uses rather than their face value, plus any certificate or free night earned in that year, minus the first-year fee and the cost of putting the minimum spend on this card instead of that one.
Lounge access, elite status, other benefits, purchase and travel protections, and a certificate or free night that arrives on the card's anniversary are listed beside the first-year figure, not in it. Each year after counts them, with the rewards and credits, less the annual fee. A credit or benefit that needs a spend or a stay counts only where its condition is printed beside it, and credits gated on spend most people never reach are left out.
The fee, offer, earning rates, credits and protections come from the card's record in the Miles dataset, kept against the issuer's own terms. The verdict line is chosen from a fixed set of sentences by Miles' analysis of the offer and the card; nothing on this page is written by hand for one card.