It's just a numbers game. Do the math on how much money they'll save by offering this COLA. It's about 100,000 dollars for that month.
In regards to Airbus deliveries, I've seen the official numbers. Multiple line pilots and a retired pilot who does all of the deliveries showed them to me. We will almost double in size by 2020.
The BAD NEWS is that after 2020, most of our current leases expire and we will start SHRINKING AGAIN. They have ZER0 deleveris scheduled after 2020, they have none on order and they aren't seeking any.