Safran explores sale of aircraft interiors assets worth about €1.5bn, FT reports

Safran is exploring the sale of a large part of its aircraft interiors business — principally cabin equipment acquired with Zodiac — in a deal reported at about €1.5bn ($1.76bn) by the Financial Times, sources said; the package would reportedly exclude seats.

Discovered 2025-09-04T22:40:49.065750-07:00 | 2025-09-04T22:40:49.065750-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

The package is reported at roughly €1.5bn ($1.76bn) and would materially reshape Safran’s aircraft interiors exposure after the unit posted double‑digit H1 organic growth; see the group’s strong H1 2025 performance across propulsion and interiors.
The move follows heightened regulatory and deal scrutiny for Safran — including the US DOJ challenge to its $1.8bn RTX flight‑controls acquisition — a context that influences how divestments or asset swaps are structured: DOJ Moves to Block Safran’s $1.8B Deal for RTX Flight Controls Unit.
Reported exclusions from the sale (notably seats) mean airline customers and cabin suppliers face a partial reshuffle of the supply chain rather than a full exit; recent commercial orders such as Air France’s follow‑on seat deal with Safran Seats provide immediate commercial context.

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aerospatium.info GlobalAir.com Le Journal de l’Aviation usinenouvelle.com haber.aero Reuters