American Airlines Account Shutdowns: Who’s in the Wrong?

Over the past several weeks, there have been reports of American Airlines AAdvantage account shutdowns due to alleged program rule violations. The shutdowns are likely a result of people earning a sign-up bonus multiple times on Citi American Airlines credit cards. In this post, I’ll outline what we know about the American Airlines account shutdowns…

When Your Barclays Aviator Business Application Requires Additional Information

I applied for the Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Business Mastercard back in August when the sign-up bonus was 75,000 miles. I applied on August 12th and expected that the application would go pending as that’s typical for Barclays. However, I wasn’t sure what to make of this message: I was mainly concerned about the following: We’re…