The global aircraft seat upholstery market is experiencing a significant growth due to rise in global air traffic passengers. Aircraft seat upholstery is the seats with padding, springs, webbing, seat covers offered in aircrafts to passengers for seating. It provides comfort to passengers during the length of air travel. Moreover, aircraft seat upholstery kits are designed with maximum level of quality control for the specification given by aircraft manufacturers or airlines. Further, it requires high maintenance to protect against wear & tear to increase the seat upholstery’s longevity up to four to five years, until airlines are forced to change the aircraft seat upholstery.
COVID-19 scenario analysis:
Aircraft seat upholstery manufacturers are forced to shut down production operations due to government-imposed lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Aircraft manufacturers are facing operational issues due to supply chain disruption caused by the government initiatives to control the COVID-19 outbreak.
Aircraft overhaul services are delayed due to lack of workforce, owing to the transport restrictions imposed by the authorities in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines are spending on aircraft maintenance without any revenue generation; hence, incurring financial loss due to travel bans imposed by governments worldwide to deal with COVID-19 scenario.
On-going projects of aircraft seat upholstery for upcoming aircrafts models will be delayed due to lockdown and COVID-19 pandemic.
Top impacting factors: market scenario analysis, trends, drivers, and impact analysis
Surge in premium economy seats, increase in demand for customized first class & business class seats, and rise in adoption of sensors in seats are some of the factors that drive the global aircraft seat upholstery market. However, shortage of seat suppliers hinders the market growth. On the contrary, increase in investment in the aviation sector and maintenance & retrofitting of existing aircraft present new pathways in the industry.
