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AAdvantage Aviator Red World Elite Mastercard vs AAdvantage Aviator Silver World Elite Mastercard
Every figure below is from the same dataset Miles computes its recommendations from. Rows the two cards agree on are collapsed at the bottom.
Both of these cards have been retired.
A retired card can no longer be applied for. Its figures are kept for historical reference, so this comparison is a record rather than a choice.
Economics
Annual fee
$99
$100/yr less
$199
Ongoing annual value
$176
$31/yr more
$145
Net value (value − fee)
$77
$131/yr more
−$54
First-year value estimate
—
−$195
Authorized user fee
—
—
Sign-up Bonus
Current offer
No longer available - card discontinued
No longer available - card discontinued
Earning
Car rentals
—
2X2.8%
Hotels
—
2X2.8%
American Airlines purchases
2X2.8%
3X4.2%
Percentages are the return on a dollar spent: the multiplier times what Miles values those points at. Categories only one card earns a bonus on are marked for that card; the other earns its base rate.
Benefits
- In-flight Wi-Fi: $25 (Annual Cardmember Year)
- In-flight Food and Beverage: $25 (Per Day)
- In-flight Wi-Fi: $50 (Annual Cardmember Year)
- Global Entry/TSA PreCheck: $120 (Every 4 Years)
Statement credits
Lounge access
—
—
Elite status
—
—
Protections
5
5
The same on both cards (6)
Foreign transaction fee
None
None
Issuer
Barclays
Barclays
Rewards currency
American AAdvantage
American AAdvantage
Card type
Personal
Personal
Network
Mastercard
Mastercard
All other purchases
1X1.4%
1X1.4%
Which one is right for you
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