[Expired] Amex Unveils Delta Reserve Cards Made From Boeing 747 Metal

Update:The offer mentioned below has expired and is no longer available.

Update: The Limited Edition Boeing 747 Delta SkyMiles^® Reserve American Express Card design was available while supplies lasted through August 3, 2022 and is no longer offered at this time.

The aviation-inspired refresh of the Delta SkyMiles^® Reserve American Express Card and the Delta SkyMiles^® Reserve Business American Express Card makes the pair — without a doubt — the coolest and most unique credit cards around.

American Express and Delta Air Lines have unveiled a limited-edition card design made using metal from a retired Delta Boeing 747. 

If that wasn’t exciting enough, the Delta Reserve card is also offering a limited-time welcome offer of 100,000 bonus miles after you spend $5,000 on purchases in your first 3 months. This offer ends August 3, 2022.

“We’re celebrating our latest innovation that pays homage to the iconic Boeing 747 by giving Card Members a piece of travel history in their wallet,” said Jon Gantman, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cobrand Product Management at American Express.

Here’s everything you need to know about what’s possibly the most AvGeek-y credit card in history.

Yes, These Cards Are Really Made From a Boeing 747

Though current Delta Reserve card and Delta Reserve Business cardmembers were initially able to replace their current cards with the exclusive new design, the new design is now only available to new applicants or those upgrading from a Delta SkyMiles^® Gold American Express Card or Delta SkyMiles^® Platinum American Express Card, while supplies last.

These cards are 25% composed of the actual metal from Delta Ship #6307, which was retired in 2017 after flying a staggering 68 million miles over the course of its 27-year lifetime flying commercial flights. That equates to over 2,700 times around the world!

Is It Worth It?

If you don’t already have either of these cards — and even if you’re the world’s biggest fan of aviation and/or the Boeing 747 — you’ll need to be a very frequent Delta flyer to get any sort of value out of this card.

The Delta Reserve card is one of the most premium airline cards on the market and come with a $650 annual fee to match (rates & fees).

However, you get some serious Delta perks for the premium price tag. These include:

*Effective 2/1/25, Reserve Card Members will receive 15 Visits per year to the Delta Sky Club; to earn an unlimited number of Visits each year starting on 2/1/25, the total eligible purchases on the Card must equal $75,000 or more between 1/1/24 and 12/31/24, and each calendar year thereafter.
**Effective 1/1/24, this benefit will no longer be available, and there will be a new way to earn toward Medallion Status with the Card. Learn more at delta.com/skymilesprogramchanges.

No matter how tempted you may be by having a piece of a Boeing 747 in your wallet, be sure that you can derive enough value from either of these cards to justify the annual fee. In all likelihood, this means you have to be a very frequent Delta flyer.

Hot Tip: Are you a frequent flyer with Delta Air Lines? Check out our comprehensive list of the top credit cards that should be in your wallet. 

Final Thoughts

We couldn’t be more in love with what Amex and Delta have done with the Delta Reserve card or Delta Reserve business card. Who doesn’t want to have a piece of aviation history in their pockets?

Like we said above, though, if you don’t already hold either of these cards, you’ll want to do the math before deciding to apply.

Read our guide on Metal credit cards to find out more information about similar credit cards available right now.