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Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Red Approval — No Credit Pull?!

OrangeRange — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 19:14:01 GMT

Hey all,

I was approved just yesterday for the American Airlines Aviator Red with Barclays with a $14,000 SL.

I got the 70,000 miles awarded with one charge to the account and paying of the $99 annual fee within 90 days. Also came with a 0% BT offer for 15 billing cycles after transfer which I plan to use.

I unlocked my reports on Experian prior to submitting.

Exp - 764 / 5 inquiries / 0 within last 6 months

TU - 766 / 2 inquiries from December 2021

EQ - 755 / 1 inquiry from April 2023 (Citi AAdvantage)

Utilization: 10%

New accounts (prior to application): 1/6, 2/12, 8/24

Weirdly, none of my reports have updated an inquiry by Barclays yet, and it's almost been 24 hours. I made my account and login, added the card to my Apple wallet and made my first transaction with no issues.

Is it possible I somehow got soft pulled despite not having a Barclays account, or did they hard pull for sure and it is just delayed in updating my TransUnion (who I hear they usually pull)?

Re: Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Red Approval — No Credit Pull?!

M_Smart007 — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 20:45:34 GMT

Congrats! - Sir Barclay usually pull's TU.

Re: Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Red Approval — No Credit Pull?!

Meanjoegreen82 — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 20:58:38 GMT

Congrats on the approval! TU pulls have historically showed up late for me. You may get a notification in another day or so.

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pizzadude — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 21:13:00 GMT

Agree with the others, I'm sure the HP will show up in good time, but congrats on the approval and nice starting limit !

Re: Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Red Approval — No Credit Pull?!

LADave — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 21:18:14 GMT

@OrangeRange Congratulations on your approval with that great SL and SUB! I applied back in February and if I remember correctly, I did get an inquiry within a day or so.

I was initially denied but approved after calling reconsideration, and my account showed up on my report within a few days. If you don't see the inquiry but you do see a new account within a few days, consider yourself very fortunate.

Re: Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Red Approval — No Credit Pull?!

OrangeRange — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 22:12:23 GMT

@Meanjoegreen82 wrote:
Congrats on the approval! TU pulls have historically showed up late for me. You may get a notification in another day or so.

Ahh I see, thanks for the info! I see you have the Citi AA Executive and Barclays Red. Why do you keep both if you mind me asking? I'm contemplating either changing the Citi Platinum Select to the Double Cash since it never has a SUB and I don't have a flat 2% CB outside of my Apple Card, and perhaps keeping the Red after year 1 or downgrading to the white if possible.

Re: Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Red Approval — No Credit Pull?!

OrangeRange — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 22:16:09 GMT

@LADave wrote:
@OrangeRange Congratulations on your approval with that great SL and SUB! I applied back in February and if I remember correctly, I did get an inquiry within a day or so.

I was initially denied but approved after calling reconsideration, and my account showed up on my report within a few days. If you don't see the inquiry but you do see a new account within a few days, consider yourself very fortunate.

Thanks for the info! Yeah, I was pleasantly surprised with my starting limit. Only Amex has ever given me higher than $10K initially. I got the Citi version of the card in April and they gave me less than half of that ($6,400).

How long did it take for Barclays to ship your card? After my initial approval email, I haven't received any other notification from them.

Re: Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Red Approval — No Credit Pull?!

Meanjoegreen82 — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 02:30:18 GMT

Essentially the same reason as you, the single purchase and paying the AF. I was on an AA flight and they had an elevated SUB for 60K and since I live in DFW where AA is based and have been flying AA most of my life it made sense. I got the AAdvantage for the Admirals club access mainly, although it’s a bit underwhelming. I do put a little more spend on that card though.

Re: Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Red Approval — No Credit Pull?!

alextercero — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 04:26:59 GMT

Congrats on the approval

Re: Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Red Approval — No Credit Pull?!

LADave — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:00:44 GMT

@OrangeRange wrote:
@LADave wrote:
@OrangeRange Congratulations on your approval with that great SL and SUB! I applied back in February and if I remember correctly, I did get an inquiry within a day or so.

I was initially denied but approved after calling reconsideration, and my account showed up on my rep ort within a few days. If you don't see the inquiry but you do see a new account within a few days, consider yourself very fortunate.
Thanks for the info! Yeah, I was pleasantly surprised with my starting limit. Only Amex has ever given me higher than $10K in ' itially. I got the Citi version of the card in April and they gave me less than half of that ($6,400).

How long did it take for Barclays to ship your card? After my initial approval email, I haven't received any other notification from them.

It took 6 days get the card in California. It took substantially longer - about 2 weeks - to get the denial letter. Since the denial letter showed up in my USPS Informed Delivery about a week before it arrived in my mailbox, I believe that delay had more to do with the post office than with Barclays.

The card has come in handy lately to get a few more points I'll need (beyond the SUB) for an upcoming flight with my fiancé, along with the AAdvantage eShopping mall.

Re: Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Red Approval — No Credit Pull?!

OrangeRange — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:09:02 GMT

@Meanjoegreen82 wrote:
Essentially the same reason as you, the single purchase and paying the AF. I was on an AA flight and they had an elevated SUB for 60K and since I live in DFW where AA is based and have been flying AA most of my life it made sense. I got the AAdvantage for the Admirals club access mainly, although it’s a bit underwhelming. I do put a little more spend on that card though.

You were right on TU being slow to report. Just got the notification this morning that Barclays did indeed pull TU. They've also added the account to all 3 of my reports and my first statement hasn't even closed yet.

Re: Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Red Approval — No Credit Pull?!

Rdbeetle — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:36:04 GMT

Congrats on your Barclays approval!!!

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cashorcharge — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 21:36:13 GMT

WooHoo!! Congratulations on your Approval!!👏🏼🍾🥂

Re: Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Red Approval — No Credit Pull?!

JoeRockhead — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 11:25:38 GMT

Nice, congratulations!

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CreditAggie — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 19:15:02 GMT

Congratulations on your Barclays approval!

Re: Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Red Approval — No Credit Pull?!

fullacrobat5 — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 22:26:59 GMT

Congratulations on your Barclays Aviator credit card approval !

Re: Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Red Approval — No Credit Pull?!

OrangeRange — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 20:00:51 GMT

I've got to say this has been the fastest I've received a non-premium travel/rewards card after applying. Applied last Tuesday, 6/6 and the card was mailed off on Thursday, 6/8. Arrived via USPS today, so 4 business days and 6 days in total from application to in-hand.