American Airlines

The value of American Airlines miles is 1.29 cents per mile, on average. That means 10,000 American Airlines miles have a value of roughly $129. American Airlines miles have about the same value as the average airline miles, which are worth almost 1.3 cents each, as a result.

It`s important to remember that the value of American Airlines miles depends on how they are redeemed. They have the most value when used for AAdvantage flights. In addition, one of the best ways to increase the number of American Airlines miles that you earn is to apply for an American Airlines credit card.

American Airlines Miles vs. The Competition

Yes, the American Airlines credit card with a 60,000 miles miles bonus is the American Airlines AAdvantage® Aviator™ Red Credit Card. It offers 60,000 miles after making the first purchase within the first 90 days and paying the annual fee. The card also earns 2 miles per $1 spent with American Airlines and 1 mile per $1 spent on all other purchases.

The American Airlines AAdvantage® Aviator™ Red Credit Card 60,000 miles offer is only available to newly approved cardholders who meet its requirements.

Details about the American Airlines credit card 60,000 miles bonus:

• American Airlines AAdvantage® Aviator™ Red Credit Card offers 60,000 miles after making the first purchase within the first 90 days and paying the annual fee. The $99 annual fee is considered paid when you make payments greater than or equal to it. Balance transfers, cash advances, fees, interest and items returned for credit do not count. American Airlines AAdvantage® Aviator™ Red Credit Card provides extra earnings by offering 2 miles per $1 spent with American Airlines and 1 mile per $1 spent on all other purchases.
• Bonus miles post to your account 4-6 weeks after you've met the purchase requirement.
• AAdvantage miles are redeemable for American Airlines airfare, other travel-related purchases, merchandise and gift cards. And miles are worth more when redeemed for American Airlines airfare.
• The American Airlines credit card 60,000 miles offer is available for a limited time. Barclays has not confirmed an end date.
• Former American Airlines AAdvantage® Aviator™ Red Credit Card accountholders are eligible for the 60,000 miles bonus 18 months after their account close date.

The American Airlines AAdvantage® Aviator™ Red Credit Card's 60,000 miles bonus is accompanied by more travel-friendly features. These include 25% savings as statement credit on American Airlines in-flight food and beverage purchases, preferred boarding and free first checked bags along with an opportunity to boost your earnings through Flight Cents. As a travel-oriented credit card, it also benefits from a 0% foreign transaction fee. If you're a frequent American Airlines flyer, make sure to also check out our editors' picks for the best American Airlines credit cards.

In other words, you can use your AAdvantage miles to book a flight on British Airways, as well as on any "ONEWORLD' alliance airline partner such as British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Qatar, Qantas, etc. The key difference between this arrangement and being able to transfer AAdvantage miles to partners' loyalty programs is that you can't pool together miles from multiple loyalty programs.

Yes, you can use your miles to buy a ticket for someone else on American Airlines.

You will need to make the reservation for the person traveling. Booking a seat for someone else is the same as booking for yourself, just be prepared with the personal info, itinerary and preferences of the person you want to buy a ticket for.

To book a seat, you have to log in to AAdvantage online account.