After several years of reduced passenger travel due to COVID-19 and fewer aircraft orders from major airlines, manufacturers are seeing a steep increase in order volume in 2023. According to the CEO of Airbus, Guillaume Faury, the airlines are not seeing any booking reductions in the wake of a global economic slowdown. As a result, airlines are focusing on growth, requiring orders of new aircraft. In one of the largest deals in history, Indian budget airline IndiGo purchased 500 A320 aircraft from Airbus this past June. The growth is being realized across all manufacturers, with Boeing commenting that many of their expected fulfillment dates for new orders are well into the 2030s. New orders demonstrate a significant rebound for aircraft manufacturers who fell on unexpected hard times during COVID-19, with nearly no orders coming in and many existing orders canceled.