{"success":true,"category":{"slug":"american-airlines","displayName":"American Airlines","description":"American Airlines flights and direct purchases"},"summary":{"updatedAt":"2026-07-08T22:26:00.840Z","generatedAt":"2026-07-08T22:26:00.840Z","lastVerifiedAt":null,"entityType":"best_card_category","entityName":"American Airlines","pageUrl":"https://cardcurator.ai/best-credit-card-for/american-airlines","canonicalUrl":"https://cardcurator.ai/best-credit-card-for/american-airlines","jsonUrl":"https://cardcurator.ai/api/public/best-credit-card-for/american-airlines/summary","methodologyUrl":"https://cardcurator.ai/how-we-rank-cards","dataSourcesUrl":"https://cardcurator.ai/data-sources","sourceUrls":["https://cardcurator.ai/best-credit-card-for/american-airlines","https://cardcurator.ai/api/public/best-credit-card-for/american-airlines/summary","https://cardcurator.ai/how-we-rank-cards","https://cardcurator.ai/data-sources"],"dataVersion":"public-citation-v1","shareTitle":"Best credit card for American Airlines","shareText":"For American Airlines flights and direct purchases, Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant is currently our top overall pick at 21x, which works out to about 18.9% back using CardCurator's current point valuations. 21x on hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy. At $500/month of spend, the top card is worth about $1134/year before signup bonuses or statement credits. Summary generated July 8, 2026. Source: https://cardcurator.ai/best-credit-card-for/american-airlines","evidenceBullets":["Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant: 21x and 18.9% effective return.","At $500/month, that's about $1134/year in rewards value before bonuses.","No separate no-fee fallback currently ranks near the top.","Methodology uses live earn rates, annual fees, and current point valuations."],"bestCard":{"name":"Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant","slug":"marriott-bonvoy-brilliant","annualFee":650,"earnRate":21,"effectiveReturnRate":18.900000000000002,"explanation":"21x on hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy"},"noFeeCard":null}}