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American AAdvantage Globe Card

I’ve got a big update for everyone today! American Airlines and Citi have just announced their newest credit card: the Globe Card. This card is likely intended to replace the Aviator Silver Card that currently exists at Barclays (but can’t be directly applied for) when all those accounts transfer over to Citi next year sometime.Continue reading “American AAdvantage Globe Card”

American MileUp Card

Next in the series of comparisons of the major US airlines’ credit cards comes the United Gateway Card. This card sits at the lower end of United’s credit card line-up, offering minimal perks but no annual fee. This card competes with the Delta Blue Card and the United Gateway Card. I imagine this card primarilyContinue reading “American MileUp Card”

American AAdvantage Executive Card

Following up on the series of comparisons of the major US airlines’ credit cards, we’re jumping to one of the top-tier cards: The American Executive Card from Citibank. This card competes with the Delta Reserve Card and the MileagePlus Club Card. Unlike Delta and United, all American Airlines credit cards earn points toward status at theContinue reading “American AAdvantage Executive Card”

Airline Credit Cards Updated Comparison: low annual-fee versions

Now that we’ve gone through the free airline cards again, it’s time for the mid-level cards, those with an annual fee of around $100. Like last time, I’m going to ignore one American Airlines card, which is the Aviator Blue card. This card has a reduced $49 annual fee, and so doesn’t quite match theseContinue reading “Airline Credit Cards Updated Comparison: low annual-fee versions”

Airline Credit Cards Updated Comparison: free versions

It’s been a while since I did a credit card post, so I decided to go through and update the rankings for the US legacy carriers’ cards. I did the club card edition when American completely revamped its club card, and in that update, I also changed how the scoring system worked, so I’m goingContinue reading “Airline Credit Cards Updated Comparison: free versions”

Airline co-branded cards: top-tier club cards: updated!

This post is an update on a post from a year ago covering top-tier airline credit cards. All three airlines have changed how these cards earn status qualification metrics since that post in 2022, but specifically, Citi/American has thoroughly updated its AAdvantage Executive card, so I wanted to redo this comparison before doing deep divesContinue reading “Airline co-branded cards: top-tier club cards: updated!”

Airline co-branded cards: top-tier (club cards– 2022 outdated edition)

The final set of airline co-branded cards to investigate are the top tier cards. These cards all offer a key perk: airline club access. They also all have high annual fees ($450+), but the annual fee is consistently lower than buying a club membership. So, off the bat, if you would independently buy a clubContinue reading “Airline co-branded cards: top-tier (club cards– 2022 outdated edition)”

Airline co-branded card comparison: mid-level

The next step up from the entry-level cards is the mid-tier cards: those with annual fees around $250. Delta has the Platinum Card from American Express ($250) and United as the Quest card from Chase ($250). American doesn’t currently have a mid-tier credit card, so I’ve included the Aviator Silver card ($199) here for comparison,Continue reading “Airline co-branded card comparison: mid-level”

Airline co-branded card comparison: entry-level

Now that we’ve gone through the free airline cards, it’s time for the entry-level cards, those with an annual fee of around $100. As I mentioned in the previous article, American, Delta, and United actually partner with 4 banks. Specifically, at the roughly $100 level, American offers two cards: one with Barclays and one withContinue reading “Airline co-branded card comparison: entry-level”

Airline co-branded cards: Free versions

The three full-service airlines in the US: American, Delta, and United, not only compete with each other in the air but also in banks. They each offer a host of co-branded credit cards with partner banks. American partners with Citi and Barclays, Delta partners with American Express, and United partners with Chase. The credit cardsContinue reading “Airline co-branded cards: Free versions”