Market Overview:

Aircraft Seat Upholstery Market size was valued at USD 2.08 billion in 2023 and is poised to grow from USD 2.16 billion in 2024 to USD 2.91 billion by 2032, at a CAGR of 3.8% during the forecast period (2024-2032).

Seating and textiles of aircraft are primarily used to provide comfort to the passengers, safety and look of cabins in an aircraft. This widely used building material meets and often exceeds professional norms that pertain to safety, fire endurance, and sturdiness. Fabrics that can be used on aircraft seats need to be durable as well as easy to clean and at the same time, should not be very heavy. The Global Aircraft Seat Upholstery Market for aircraft entails the specialized products and services required in constructing and refurbishing seating solutions for contemporary models of aircraft. This entails fabrics and leathers, foams, substrates, and other parts used to put together comfortable, long-lasting, and visually attractive Seat Covers for both passengers’ and crew compartment seats.

The industry for aircraft seat upholstery is big and rapidly growing, primarily due to the increased concentration on improving passengers’ comforts in the fast growing aviation industry. Some of the most important pre-elements for a qualitative evolution of the markets are mentioned as follows: the augmentation of flying distances, the growth of disposable income per capita, and the progresses made with regard to the ergonomy and technology of seats. Hence, airlines globally understand the significance of procurement of good-quality seat covers so as to make their service stand out in order to lure the passengers who are in search of both comfort and elegance during their trips.

The availability of new technologies in manufacturing has contributed to the creation of products that are lighter, fire retardant and environment friendly hence boosting the market growth. Another factor rising is the concern for low maintenance and long lasting seat life, which puts pressure on materials that are easy to maintain and long lasting.

Since the competition among airlines has started to grow rapidly, there is an additional focus on the design of seats and, therefore, on upholstery as well. Thus, the Asia-Pacific region can be considered as a region of high growth in terms of air travel demand and investments in aviation.

Even short term important negative factors like Covid-19 disrupting the air travels and tensions between counties having an impact on the airlines the long term trend for the aircraft seat upholstery market is still positive. Also, Low cost carriers have had a positive impact on market growth given that they are more concerned with the provision of comfortable and quality seating to their clients.

Market competition is greatly affected by the type of seats that people use during classes. Increased light in the first class and business class seats’ demand generates growth in the high-quality upholstery markets. By the same token, tendencies towards the growth of economy seating determine the demand in other segments. Elements like the seats’ design and capability like reclining or lie-flat also play a role in market growth due to the need to provide certain forms of upholstery, built to meet specific customer needs.

The aircraft seat upholstery market globally is experiencing growth due to mobility boost from shifting consumers’ trends and technology. It is still growing due to more people travelling by air, more investments in comfort through improved and upgrade upholstery fabrics and designs for all type of travel: economy, business and first class.

Market Dynamics: Market Drivers-

Maintaining and upgrading current aircraft

• Current planes are being retrofitted with new seating as more airlines around the world seek to improve the service delivery focusing on passengers’ comfort. Another common phenomena that is widely spread in the field of aviation refers to the aircrafts seating reconfigurations caused by issuing wear and unmistakable patina of cabin interiors after the material gets into active service. Most of the new aircraft cabin seating designs have employed light and strong materials, which have in some cases led to the retrieval of previous seats for newer ones. Furthermore, there is a trend that business jet owners increasingly demand the possibility to equip cabins with individual designs and materials; therefore, aftermarket companies are willing to provide a great number of options and opportunities for aircraft’s cabin seating.
• This ongoing retrofitting proves that airlines’ recognition towards the need to sustain competitive advantage by creating more passenger comfort, and updating cabin appearance is still very much present in the industry. Neoved complies not only with the usage of new and better materials that would improve the durability and comfort of the seats provided, but also with the trends of passengers who expect more comfort during their travel. Since existing and new entrants into the aviation business constantly look for competitive advantages, and one of the ways of creating differentiation is through changing the interiors more so the seats, the availability of ability to order bespoke seats makes it easier for those in the business to meet consumer preferences hence improving on the cabins in operating aircrafts.

The ongoing rise in air passenger numbers persists

• One of the main drivers of the global market for aircraft seat upholstery, therefore, remains a continuous growth of air traffic on the global level. The process of traveling by air has getting gradually more affordable for the population and international tourism is continuing to develop dynamically, airlines are experiencing growing pressure in terms of expected levels of comfort and satisfaction among passengers. This calls for fabrics that should be comfortable, long lasting, and at the same time complement the design of cabin interiors.
• Due to the increase in the population of people traveling by airline, the airline companies aim at providing the best facilities that include the seats for passengers, hence, the need for quality upholstery fabric. Companies are thus engaged in creating new materials and constructions which are capable to be used more often, combined with comfort and aesthetics of seating. These product quality and performance aspects have influenced the R&D investments of the aircraft upholstery industry to enhance clients’ demands as well as compliance with emerging regulations.
• Furthermore, the fact that the demands for individuality also became fashionable when it comes to air traveling services such as customized cabin designs and seats likewise compounds the strength of the market push. Both the airline manufactures as well as the private aviation service providers are tending to go for the customizable upholstery solutions that would suffice the specific brand image and the requirements of the customers.
• The overall dynamics of the aircraft seat upholstery market is sewn to the development of the global traffic of passengers by air and the related desire of passengers, airlines and manufacturers of airplanes to reshape the aesthetics of the flights, as well as the comfort in them. This rapidly evolvement reflects the importance of design of upholsteries as the major trends’ determiner of the further development of cabins and passengers’ experience setting throughout the aviation field.

Market Trends-

Growing Emphasis on Sustainability and Eco-Friendly Materials

• There is a prominent shift that is observable in the global aircraft seat upholstery market and has to do with sustainability and the utilization of environmentally friendly products. Carriers and developers are gradually incorporating eco-friendly fabrics into the seat coverings to promote programs designed to decrease the volume of emissions spewed forth into the atmosphere. This trend goes to show that the industry is very much focused with improving the comfort of people while, at the same time, being sensitive to the environment by using new, environment-friendly materials and solutions to the problem of upholstery.
• Sustainable practices in the aspects of aircraft seat upholstery are shifting like what most industries in the world strive to take with the use of environmentally friendly technologies and materials. Airlines are also concerned with not only satisfying the rules that have been put to them but also the increasing pressure from the consuming public on sustainable travel. Thus, furniture makers can veer away from the conventional upholstery materials and embrace more environmentally friendly fabrics like recyclable fabrics, natural fiber and low shrinkage synthetic fabrics.
• However, it also indicates that the focus on green upholstery options goes beyond the legal requirements and customers’ preferences to include social responsibility initiatives. Thus, both airlines and manufacturers understand that in the long run, non-sustainable practices can prove financially costly, indicating that, besides the utilization of fewer raw materials due to its reusability, recycling also benefits businesses through constructive adjustment of its image as environmentally friendly organization.
• Thus, gaining the consumer’s trust is a critical factor when it comes to embracing the use of sustainably sourced and environmentally friendly aircraft seat upholstery as we, as the world’s aviation industry, continue to aspire towards achieving carbon neutrality in flight. This change is in line with the emerging sustainability policies across the industry as well as marks the aviation field with novelty sensitivity to sustainability stewardship.

Market Restraining Factors-

Fluctuations in prices of raw materials

• Another crucial issue that has been identified as key to the aircraft seat upholstery industry involves fluctuations of raw materials’ costs. Hence materials such as leather, fabric and other synthetic substitutes covering things like aircraft seats are known to have volatile prices because of market forces such as supply chain disruptions, changes in demand and control on imports because of geopolitical reasons. These fluctuating cost changes pose challenges especially to manufacturers of upholsteries and the airlines in that they disrupt proper budgeting, correct product pricing and overall market competition.
• This indicates that there is a risk associated with fluctuations of prices and this makes the players in the industry to closely control and manage this form of risk to enable them to be profitable. Producers may require changing the ways of manufacturing and buying materials due to fluctuations in material prices, is also significant for airlines, focusing their attention on the variety of prices during the formation of budget plans and procurement. Also there is uncertainty about the material cost which may affect the competitiveness of the markets and the relation of supply and demand for suppliers, where stakeholders then turn to look for reliable sources of supply, as well as explore for unique solutions to the cost.

Segmentation Analysis:

The market scope is segmented because of by Material, by End user.

By Material

Based on the Resin Type of the market is segmented into Fabric, leather and vinyl. As aforementioned, the string market that mainly supplies aircraft seat upholstery is fabric. The fact that fabric is cheap, long lasting and more versatile is the reason why many airlines prefer this else to leather. It inhabits a comfortable design and wear-in maintanence category, satisfying both economy and business class seating needs.

On the other side, vinyl is the most rapidly escalating segment of the world’s aircraft seat upholstery market. This has been propelled by improvements in vinyl material making them fashionable with improved comfort, this makes them appropriate for airline companies that want to upgrade the comfort of their passengers at a cheaper cost. Also the pressing societal concern to use eco-friendly products has extended the fast growth of vinyl equipment in the aviation industry.

By End user

Based on the Technology of the market is segmented into OEM, aftermarket.

Currently, the primary segment leading the global aircraft seat upholstery market is the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) sector. Original equipment manufacturers, which are large companies that create full-sized aircrafts, incorporate seat upholstery at the time of manufacturing the first instance. They ensure that they produce high quality and special type of upholstery to fit the demand of the airlines hence strengthening their hold in the market.

On the other hand, the aftermarket itself is the most rapidly expanding segment in the global aircraft seat upholstery market. The requirement of airlines to optimize their procedures that are used to renovate and upgrade existing plane has further increased the aftermarket demand for replacement seat upholstery. Further, there are improvements in upholstery category which creates the need for the retrofitting of old airplanes with fashionable and sophisticated upholstery systems. Extra focus on aircraft refurbishment and modernization is also pushing massive demand in the present aftermarket segment in the existing market scenario.

OEMs remain in control of supplying specific upholstery fits in the procedure of building the aircraft although there is stiff competition from various players assuming the second stream of revenue from the aftermarket This segment is tight escalating significantly to capture the gyrating demand from the airlines for refurbishment and upgrade solutions. This double rhythm corresponds to the developments of the industry and every sustainable commercial strategy regarding the improvement of the comfort of the passengers as well as the functionality and profitability of the airplanes through installation of new equipment and updating programs of retrofitting.

Regional Snapshots-

• Asia Pacific market proved to be the largest revenue earner. This growth was brought about by an increased preference of upgrading to premium economy seat in commercial airlines and availability of commercial aircrafts in the region. These factors have greatly increased the need for materials that can be used for aircraft seat upholstery because old planes are retrofitted with new and more comfortable chairs and upholstery. For instance, Tata group owned Air India has declared in Valentine’s week, that the airline will buy 250 Airbus aircraft, consisting 40 A350 wide body aircraft and 210 Airbus A320 neo planes to expand its fleet and offer new routes. The wide-body type of aircraft will serve the long-haul trip.
• While North America is expected to witness the CAGR in terms of revenue within the forecast period. This growth is attributed by the increasing need for commercial airplane repair and maintenance for safety purposes, and the increased concern on lightweight planes. Moreover, more aircraft orders because of growing traffic in the airline industry and the importance of major airline companies like American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines also help in selling more planes and expand the market. For example, of particular recall in recent times is the order of 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes that United Airlines agreed to on December 13, 2022, plus another 100 options; this particular order ensured a great improvement in the market revenue in the region.

List of Companies Profiled:

• Tritex Corporation
• ACC Interiors
• Tapis Corp
• International Aero Services
• Lantal Textiles AG
• Franklin Products
• OmnAvia Interiors
• Spectra Interior Products
• Aircraft Interior Products
• Douglas Interior Products
• Aviointeriors S.p.A
• Botany Weaving
• Mohawk Group
• Interface, Inc.
• Sobel Westex
• Kontec Group
• Fenice Care System S.p.A
• Inflight Canada Inc.
• Aerofoam Indtries

Key Industry Developments:

In June 2023, Soisa Aircraft Interiors has partnered with leasing powerhouse Avolon to provide seat coverings. Additionally, the company has launched an Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiative in collaboration with Avolon, aimed at benefiting the local community in Chihuahua.

Report Coverage:

The report will cover the qualitative and quantitative data on the global Construction Adhesives Market. The qualitative data includes latest trends, market players analysis, market drivers, market opportunity, and many others. Also, the report quantitative data includes market size for every region, country, and segments according to your requirements. We can also provide customize report in every industry vertical.

By Material (Fabric, leather and vinyl), By End user (OEM and aftermarket).

Report Scope and Segmentations:

Global Aircraft Seat Upholstery Market Regional Analysis:

North America accounted for the highest Aircraft Seat Upholstery% market share in terms of revenue in the Aircraft Seat Upholstery market and is expected to expand at a CAGR of Aircraft Seat Upholstery% during the forecast period. This growth can be attributed to the growing adoption of Aircraft Seat Upholstery. The market in APAC is expected to witness significant growth and is expected to register a CAGR of Aircraft Seat Upholstery% over upcoming years, because of the presence of key Aircraft Seat Upholstery companies in economies such as Japan and China.

The objective of the report is to present comprehensive analysis of Global Aircraft Seat Upholstery Market including all the stakeholders of the industry. The past and current status of the industry with forecasted market size and trends are presented in the report with the analysis of complicated data in simple language.

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North America

• U.S.
• Canada

Europe

• Switzerland
• Belgium
• Germany
• France
• U.K.
• Italy
• Spain
• Sweden
• Netherland
• Turkey
• Rest of Europe

Asia-Pacific

• India
• Australia
• Philippines
• Singapore
• South Korea
• Japan
• China
• Malaysia
• Thailand
• Indonesia
• Rest Of APAC

Latin America

• Mexico
• Argentina
• Peru
• Colombia
• Brazil
• Rest of South America

Middle East and Africa

• Saudi Arabia
• UAE
• Egypt
• South Africa
• Rest Of MEA

Points Covered in the Report:

• The points that are discussed within the report are the major market players that are involved in the market such as market players, raw material suppliers, equipment suppliers, end users, traders, distributors and etc.
• The complete profile of the companies is mentioned. And the capacity, production, price, revenue, cost, gross, gross margin, sales volume, sales revenue, consumption, growth rate, import, export, supply, future strategies, and the technological developments that they are making are also included within the report. This report analysed 5 years data history and forecast.
• The growth factors of the market are discussed in detail wherein the different end users of the market are explained in detail.
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• The report contains the SWOT analysis of the market. Finally, the report contains the conclusion part where the opinions of the industrial experts are included.

Key Questions:

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• What are the driving factors for the market?
• Which is the leading segment in the global market?
• What are the major players in the market?

Research Scope of Aircraft Seat Upholstery Market:

• Historic year: 2019- 2022
• Base year: 2023
• Forecast: 2024 to 2032
• Representation of Market revenue in USD Million

Aircraft Seat Upholstery Market Trends: Market key trends which include Increased Competition and Continuous Innovations Trends: