Airline card review
Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Elite Mastercard®
The standard American Airlines card. A free checked bag for two or three people usually covers the fee on a single round trip.
Open to new applicantsVerified on issuer pages
Status
This is also the card that former Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Red holders were converted to from April 2026.
At a glance
Annual fee$99 after year one$0 for the first year, then $99.
Welcome offer50,000 AAdvantage bonus miles$2,500 in 3 months
IssuerCiti
Rewards programAmerican Airlines AAdvantage
Foreign transaction feeNone
Welcome offer
50,000 AAdvantage bonus miles after $2,500 of spending within 3 months.
Shown on American Airlines' own AAdvantage credit card page on 2 November 2026. One tracker has reported an 80,000-mile offer through a specific application link; we could not confirm it.
Earning rates
| Rate | On | Cap or condition |
|---|---|---|
| 2x | American Airlines purchases | No cap stated |
| 2x | Restaurants and gas | No cap stated |
| 1x | Everything else | No cap stated |
Benefits and credits
- Free first checked bag On domestic American itineraries, for the cardholder and up to four companions on the same reservation.
- Preferred boarding On American flights.
- In-flight savings A discount on eligible in-flight purchases.
Restrictions worth knowing
- Citi applies bonus eligibility rules based on whether you have had this product recently.
- The free bag applies to domestic itineraries; international allowances differ.
How to use it well
- The checked bag benefit is the practical reason to keep this card. Two travelers on two round trips a year clears the fee.
- Earning rates are modest. Put non-American spending on a better-earning card and use this one for the airline benefits.
- Former Aviator Red holders were moved here automatically. Your old benefits did not all carry across, so read the new terms.
Sources and freshness
What we checked: Name, fee and welcome offer confirmed on American Airlines' own card page, 2 November 2026. Earning rates are longstanding published rates and were not re-confirmed on a Citi page.
- American Airlines: AAdvantage credit cards — read November 2, 2026
- AwardWallet: Citi becomes sole issuer of AAdvantage cards — read November 2, 2026
Last updated: November 2, 2026.
Other American Airlines cards
- Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Legend Mastercard® — $695, open to new applicants
- Citi® / AAdvantage Business™ World Elite Mastercard® — $99 after year one, open to new applicants
- AAdvantage® Aviator® Red World Elite Mastercard® — Not verified, discontinued