今早 American Airlines (AA) 和 Citibank 聯合發布了一則新聞，雙方已簽署了新的合作協議，從2026年起 Citi 將成為 AA 聯名信用卡獨家發卡行：
目前 AA 的聯名卡由 Citi 和 Barclays 共同發行。根據協議內容，26年起 Barclays 的 AA 卡將全部被轉成 Citi 卡。
Citi reached an agreement to acquire the Barclays American Airlines Co-branded Card portfolio and will begin transitioning cardmembers to the Citi portfolio in 2026. Barclays cardmembers will continue to experience the same benefits they do today. More information about the transition will be made available in the coming months. The attractive cardmember base, size and strength of the combined portfolio are poised to help accelerate growth for Citi』s Branded Cards business and overarching U.S. Personal Banking business.
而且轉卡後老的 Barclays 卡福利將會保留。目前 Citi 卡和 Barclays 卡有部分福利是不重合的，例如 Barclays AA Red 卡每年可以報銷 $25 機上 WiFi 費用； Barclays AA Silver 卡每年消費 $30k 可得兩張同行票（紅卡是 $20k 給一張），這些是 Citi 卡沒有的福利。如果要保留福利，大概率 Citi AA 卡產品線也會有所調整，增加/調整部分福利，可能到時候也會出現一張類似年費的卡。同時這一年的時間也是申請 Barclays AA 卡拿里程的好時機。
同時新聞里還特意提到了 Citi ThankYou rewards，這或許是在暗示從26年起 Citi TYP 點數將可以轉點成 AA 里程。
In addition, the agreement creates an innovative alignment between the Citi ThankYou and AAdvantage® card programs and is designed to drive incremental value for both companies and produce a significantly expanded loyalty and rewards offering for AAdvantage® members and Citi-branded cardmembers.
更多信息將在25年逐漸發布，到時候我們會持續更新，stay tuned!