American Airlines Cards
AAdvantage MileUp
Welcome Bonus: 10K Points and $50 after $500 in purchases in 3 months
Key Benefits: 25% off on inflight purchases
Multipliers: 2X Points on American Airlines, Grocery Stores
Annual Fee: $0
AAdvantage Platinum Select
Welcome Bonus: 50K Points after $2500 in purchases in 3 months
Key Benefits: First checked bag free, preferred boarding, 25% off on inflight purchases
Multipliers: 2X Points on American Airlines, Grocery Stores, and Gas Stations
Annual Fee: $99, waived in first year
AAdvantage Executive
Welcome Bonus: 50K Points after $5000 in purchases in 3 months
Key Benefits: Admirals Club membership for you and up to 10 authroized users, TSA Pre Check / Global Entry credit, First checked bag free, priority boarding, priority check in, priority screening, 25% off on inflight purchases, Loyalty Point Bonus
Multipliers: 2X Points on American Airlines
Annual Fee: $450
Business AAdvantage Platinum Select
Welcome Bonus: 65K Points after $4000 in purchases in 4 months
Key Benefits: First checked bag free, priority boarding, 25% off on inflight purchases, and wifi
Multipliers 2X on American Airlines, Gas Stations, Car Rentals, Telecommunication and Cable providers.
Annual Fee: $99, waived in the first year
AAdvantage Aviator
Welcome Bonus: NA - can only product change
Key Benefits: 25% off on inflight purchases
Multipliers: 1X Points on American Airlines, 0.5X Points on everything else
Annual Fee: $0
AAdvantage Aviator Blue
Welcome Bonus: NA - can only product change
Key Benefits: 25% off on inflight purchases
Multipliers: 2X Points on American Airlines
Annual Fee: $49
AAdvantage Aviator Red
Welcome Bonus: 60K Points after one purchase in 90 days
Key Benefits: First checked bag free, priority boarding, 25% off on inflight purchases, and wifi, $25 in wifi credits
Multipliers: 2X Points on American Airlines
Annual Fee: $99
AAdvantage Aviator Silver
Welcome Bonus: NA - can only product change
Key Benefits: $25 credit a day for food and beverages on AA flights, $50 per year in wifi credits, TSA Pre Check / Global Entry credit, First checked bag free, priority boarding, Loyalty Point Bonus
Multipliers: 3X on American Airlines, 2X Points on Hotels and Car Rentals
Annual Fee: $199
AAdvantage Aviator Business
Welcome Bonus: NA - Not available right now
Key Benefits: First checked bag free, priority boarding, 25% off on inflight purchases
Annual Fee: $95
Connor's Recommendation
Multipliers - BILT is best card
3X Restaurants - BILT (6X)
3X American Airlines - Barclays Silver
2X American Airlines - BILT (4X), All Citi Cards, B Blue, Red
2X Restaurants - Citi Platinum
2X Grocery Stores - Citi Mile Up
2X Gas Stations - Citi Platinum, Business,
2X Cable - Citi Business
2X Car Rentals - Citi Business
1X Rent - BILT
1X Everything Else - BILT (2X), Cards
Admiral Club Membership
AAdvantage Executive - good for 10 authorized users
Frequent Flyer of AA
AAdvantage Aviator Silver - $25 per day in food and drinks, 3X miles
Casual Flyer
AAdvantage Aviator Red & AAdvantage Platinum Select
Premier Status Boosters
AAdvantage Aviator Silver - 15K Loyalty points after 50K spend
AAdvantage Executive - 10K Loyalty points after 40K spend
American Elite Benefits on:
Alaska: upgrades to first class (Executive Platinum, & Platinum Pro), upgrades to extra leg room seats, 2 free checked bags, priority check in, boarding, security, baggage delivery, can earn American miles on Alaska
JetBlue: 2 free checked bags, priority check in, boarding, security, baggage delivery, can earn American miles on JetBlue
Transfer to One World Partners
You can use your AA miles on these partner airlines. Often you can find a better point deal with a partner on the same flight.
American Airlines
Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air
British Airways
Cathay Pacific
Finnair
Iberia
Japan Airlines
Malaysia Airlines
Qantas
Qatar Airways
Royal Air Morac
Royal Jordanian Airlines
SriLankan Airlines
Air Tahiti Nui
Cape Air
China Southern Airlines
Etihad Airways
Fiji Airways
GOL Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines
JetBlue
Silver Airways