AAdvantage Executive Card

The Citi Executive Card features one bonus category which is American Airlines. There is no limit to the amount of AAdvantage miles you can earn with this card. American Airlines AAdvantage miles will not expire provided that once every 18 months you earn or redeem miles on American Airlines, an affiliated carrier, or with an American Airlines AAdvantage participant.

2x American Airlines

The Citi Executive Card earns 2 AAdvantage Miles for every dollar spent on American Airline purchases. This is a common rate across all of the American Airline great cards except for the Citi Gold Card which earns 1x. There's not an ability to earn at a higher rate so you will have to choose which AAdvantage credit card has the most perks that you enjoy.

1x Non-Category

The Citi Executive Card earns 1 AAdvantage Miles per dollar spend on all non-American Airline purchases. A better return can be obtained from using cards such as the Capital One Quicksilver or Citi Double Cash, but if you're looking to earn AAdvantage Miles, this is the highest rate for non-category purchases.

First Checked Bag Free

Primary card members may have their First Checked Bag Free of charge when traveling on domestic itineraries. For this Citi AAdvantage Card, up to eight (8) customers traveling with the eligible primary card member will also get their first checked bag free of charge if they are listed in the same reservation. Waiver does not apply to overweight or oversized bags and account must be open 7 days prior to air travel, and reservation must include the primary card member's American Airlines AAdvantage number 7 days prior to air travel.

Free checked bags is offered on plenty of co-branded airline cards. The Delta Reserve Card and United MileagePlus Club Card both offer free baggage for their respective airlines. The Delta Reserve card does not require you to use the card in order to obtain free baggage. Having the Reserve linked to your account is enough to receive all the card benefits which allows you to earn points with better cards such as the AMEX Platinum Card or Chase Sapphire Reserve.

AA Priority Perks

Cardholder will also receive Priority Check-In, Screening, & Boarding Privileges. These benefits apply when traveling on flights marketed and operated by American Airlines, or on flights marketed by American Airlines and operated as American Eagle flights.

Global Entry/TSA PreCheck Credit

Card members are eligible to receive one statement credit per account, every five years up to $100, for either the Global Entry or the TSA Pre✓ application fee. Card member must charge the application fee of at least $85 to their Citi / AAdvantage Executive card to be eligible for the statement credit. Card members will receive a statement credit for the first program (either Global Entry or TSA Pre✓® to which they apply and pay for with their eligible card, regardless of whether they are approved for Global Entry or TSA Pre✓.

Admirals Club Membership

Primary card members will receive full membership access privileges to Admirals Club lounges. Full membership includes access to other airline lounges and clubs with which American Airlines may have reciprocal lounge or club access privileges including lounges operated by Oneworld carriers. An Authorized User of the Executive Card will receive access privileges to American Airlines Admirals Club lounges. Full Admirals Club membership privileges do not apply to an Authorized User. Authorized User access benefit does not provide access privileges to the Arrivals Lounge, International First Class Lounges, Flagship® Lounge facilities, or other airline lounges or clubs with which American Airlines may have reciprocal lounge or club access privileges, including lounges operated by members of the Oneworld® alliance.

Spend $40K For 10K EQMS

The primary card member will earn 10,000 Elite Qualifying Miles (EQMs) after spending $40,000 in eligible purchases that post to the card members account during a calendar year, January 1st to December 31st. A primary card member may earn the 10,000 EQMs only once each year, even if the card member has more than one Citi AAdvantage Executive account.

25% In-flight Savings

Citi AAdvantage card members will receive a 25% savings on in-flight purchases of food and beverages on flights operated by American Airlines when purchased with their Citi AAdvantage card. Savings do not apply to any other in-flight purchases, such as wireless internet access.

AA Reduced Mileage Awards

The Reduced Mileage Awards Program allows Citi AAdvantage card members to redeem American Airlines AAdvantage miles for discounted round trip or one-way travel on MileSAAver® awards to destinations selected every other month.

The standard Citi Executive Card sign up bonus is 50,000 AAdvantage Miles. You can look at the AA Award Chart to see how far those miles can get you on award flights.