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jaybrinkmeyer(at)yahoo.co
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 8:27 am Post subject: AOPA rebate program bites the dust - "how to" until year end

I'm real sad that the 5% AOPA rebate is going away at year end 2006. If you are

currently taking advantage of this program, you may have noticed that

BankOfAmerica has recently taken over the MBNA website and whacked the "Request

Credit" link. 



There's nothing on the website that explains what to do (think they want it to

just go away?), so I called and here is the deal:



Send a copy of your statement w/ qualified transactions marked via mail or fx

to:



FBO Rebate Program - MBNA America

PO Box 15063

Wilmington, DE  19850-50633

Fax:  866-267-2326



Regards,

Jay



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GRANSCOTT(at)aol.com
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 8:33 am Post subject: AOPA rebate program bites the dust - "how to" until year end

Sounds like a good reason to get rid of all those MBNA/BofA credit cards  after the end of the year...nothing like competition...wonder why Ol' Phil has  not written an editoral about this!

  

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apirkle(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 7:30 am Post subject: AOPA rebate program bites the dust - "how to" until year end

There was some discussion of this on the AOPA message board (http://forums.aopa.org/showthread.php?t=15344)



People who emailed Phil Boyer expressing concerns about the changes received this form letter in response: 



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I have received the email you sent relative to my recent letter

explaining the change in the AOPA credit card "FBO Rebate Program"

caused by the merger of our long time credit card partner, MBNA and the 

Bank of America. Sending you a personal letter in advance of the

official announcement, required by banking regulations, was at my

insistence. I wanted you to hear directly from me, rather the impersonal

nature of a bank communication. My apology for not providing enough 

detail to satisfy your concerns.



First and foremost, in a perfect world, there is absolutely no way AOPA

wanted to change the 5% FBO Rebate, other than to continue to make it

better. As AOPA's leader I was very instrumental in convincing the bank 

to implement the original program - and it started at 2%. We worked with

MBNA to increase it first to 3%, then to the 5% of today. AOPA worked

with the bank to make it easier to redeem the rebate, with a fax

 alternative, and eventually online. We didn't do all this to end the

program. We did it to provide members with a unique aviation cash rebate

program attached to the Association credit card.



And, while the rebate program was used by only a minority of our AOPA 

credit card holders it certainly was important to those of us who found

the financial offsets to our flying valuable. Yes, I personally kept the

monthly hangar bill and my annual on the AOPA MasterCard and benefited 

by almost reaching the $250 maximum rebate each year.



The fact remains, businesses are sold, fail or merge, and the MBNA /

Bank of America merger was front-page news in the Wall Street Journal

and other financial publications. This major transaction was beyond the 

scope of influence your Association might exert on two banking "giants".

Let's also keep in mind that the real reason for having the AOPA credit

card has always been to support General Aviation, and that has not 

changed. Your association depends heavily on the royalty we receive from

the credit card program, and it is the largest single source of income

for AOPA. In the midst of the merger, let me assure you that my staff 

and I worked hard with to maintain the level of support that helps us

pay for the advocacy efforts that keep you flying and the services, like

free weather, flight planning, and airport information, that you value 

as an active pilot. When I became AOPA's third president in 1990, the

membership dues were $39 a year. Due in large part to the membership

using our AOPA branded credit card, dues in 2006 are still the same $39

 annual fee. As those of you in business well know, we have added

hundreds of no-charge member products, created a world class website,

and other services, and all this without raising dues.



While I understand that you may have many credit cards in your wallet, I 

hope you'll keep in mind that only one-the AOPA WorldPoints Rewards

credit card-will give back to general aviation while rewarding you for

every purchase you make. While I know it doesn't match the value of the

 5% Rebate with a $250 annual max, the greatest group of rebate users was

not in your and my "max-out" league, but had an annual rebate of $93.



Thanks for allowing me this extra explanation, and I hope you will 

please continue to show your support for AOPA and GA by continuing to

use your current card. You can continue to earn your rebate through the

end of the year, and your current card will automatically begin earning 

aviation double reward points as of January 1, 2007.



-----------------------------------------



-Adam Pirkle



On 10/26/06,  GRANSCOTT(at)aol.com (GRANSCOTT(at)aol.com) <GRANSCOTT(at)aol.com (GRANSCOTT(at)aol.com)> wrote:[quote]       In a message dated 10/26/2006 2:04:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  deej(at)deej.net (deej(at)deej.net) writes:

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		   http://www.aopa.org/info/wpbrick/

	


 

 I read the fine print, it seems the cash rebate is in the less than 1%  range and if you're happy going from 5% to 0.5% then that's OK or if you want  others collecting a bonus on your credit that's OK also.  I don't see this  on the surface as a better program for my purchase's but others results may  vary.

  

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