Safran shines at the 2025 Aircraft Interiors Expo
Step into the world of aircraft interiors. From April 8 to 10, 2025, Safran participated in the annual Aircraft Interiors Expo (or AIX) in Hamburg, Germany—a key event that brings together the industry’s leading players. Balancing comfort, design, safety, and innovation, the Group showcased its extensive product range, earning its 16th Crystal Cabin Award in the process!
All aboard for the best in-flight experience! The Aircraft Interiors Expo, held annually in Hamburg, Germany, is a must-attend event for aircraft interior industry players like airlines and equipment manufacturers such as Safran.
From seats and luggage compartments to galleys and toilets, the 460 exhibitors make the most of this event to showcase their latest innovations, as well as a wide range of products and services, each aiming to improve the passenger experience.
Immersion at the Safran stand
What are Safran’s flagship cabin interior products? How is the Group preparing for the cabin of the future? These questions are answered in the behind-the-scenes video of the Safran stand at AIX 2025!
Inside Safran's booth
Speakers:
- Laura Olivas – Mechanical Engineer (Safran Seats)
- Stéphane Huynh – Product Marketing Manager (Safran Seats)
- Julie Imbert – Product Marketing Director (Safran Cabin)
At the Safran stand, comfort, safety, and design took center stage thanks to a range of products from Safran Cabin, Safran Passenger Innovations, Safran Seats, Safran Aerosystems, and Safran Electronics & Defense.
A true showcase of the Group’s expertise, Safran’s stand highlighted key products such as the Unity and VERSA business class seats, the Z400 economy class seat (which was featured in a memorandum of understanding signed with Ethiopian Airlines on April 10), the RAVE entertainment solution, seat actuators from Safran Electronics & Defense, and life jackets and oxygen masks from Safran Aerosystems. Additionally, Safran Cabin offered a variety of aircraft cabin integration and retrofitting services. The Smart Galley with its integrated 'Cube', which won a Crystal Cabin Award in 2024, was also featured.
Visitors also got a sneak peek into the cabin of the future, which focused on two central themes: sustainable development and connectivity.
The area dedicated to sustainable development featured “Circle”—a demonstrator that brought together 15 technologies aimed at reducing CO2 emissions and improving the circularity of Safran Seats’ products and services. These included panels made from LEAP engine blades, 3D-printed aluminum, and polymer components. Half of these solutions are already certified or in service, with the rest nearing completion.
Safran wins a Crystal Cabin Award thanks to its connected cabin!
Without a doubt, the cabin of the future will be connected! Connectivity enhances passenger comfort (through entertainment solutions like the Casting feature and Cache Edge technology, introduced by Safran Passenger Innovations at the exhibition) and plays a crucial role in the performance of on-board systems.
Aware of these challenges and committed to staying at the forefront of innovation, Safran has been working for several years on a connected cabin project. Its goal? To revolutionize how airlines maintain and manage their cabins by introducing a new digital maintenance service for aircraft interiors.
On April 8, 2025, this joint project between Safran Cabin, Safran Seats, Safran Passenger Innovations, and Safran Electronics & Defense, won the “IFEC & Digital Services” category at the Crystal Cabin Awards, which honor the best innovations in aircraft interiors. A well-earned achievement for the teams behind this project!
We are extremely proud of this award. It reflects the collaborative efforts of teams across four Safran companies and five countries! This success wouldn’t have been possible without the passion and commitment of these employees.
From seat actuation and galley systems to data collection, the connected cabin integrates multiple technologies and opens the door to new services and business opportunities for Safran.
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