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The winners of the 2025 RedCabin Trinity Awards were announced last week during the annual Aircraft Cabin Innovation Summit Europe.

The event saw over 200 professionals in the  aircraft cabin sector gather in Dublin for the two-day conference and awards, hosted by lessor Avolon, which is based in the Irish capital.

Winners in seven Trinity Awards categories were revealed at a gala dinner with the likes of Boeing, Cathay Pacific, and Muller Textiles being honoured for their work.

The Trinity Awards are decided by a professional panel of industry judges and look to highlight the innovation, creativity and commitment to sustainability that is driving the industry forward.

Judges were drawn from some of aviation’s leading operators inclusding ANA, Virgin Atlantic, Riyadh Air, Qantas and even ACIS Europe hosts, Avolon.

Monica Wick, founder and chief executive of RedCabin, said: “It has been another year of incredible entries for the awards, with so many companies offering sizeable jumps in innovation, and ideas that have the potential to truly revolutionise sectors of our industry.

“As a result, winners were incredibly hard to choose for our esteemed judging panel, and those that have walked away with awards have really had to work hard to stand out from such a distinct set of other finalists. We would like to say thank you to all who attended the ceremony, and congratulations to our amazing winners.”

The awards were sponsored by five companies from the world of aircraft interiors, including: SEKISUI KYDEX, the ISOVOLTA Group, Thompson Aero Seating, Tapis Corporation and Ultrafabrics, and SCHOTT.

The 2025 RedCabin Trinity Awards winners:

Passenger Experience Concept

Volarex by Sky-Tiles – SkyPaxxx Interior Repairs, in collaboration with DeepBlue Studios

With sustainability as a focus, the Volarex by Sky-Tiles concept is a modular carpet system that is 100% recyclable and can be replaced in minutes, even with seats installed, making it perfect for retrofits.

Cabin Service Concept

OPER ESSENTIAL business class seat – STELIA Aerospace

STELIA Aerospace was recognised by the judges for its OPER ESSENTIAL business class seat as the design clearly incorporated not only eco-conscious materials but did so while delivering premium comfort.

Sustainability Concept

Waste Carbon to Aircraft Cabin – Bringing Circularity to Aircraft Textiles – Boeing, Elevate Aircraft Seating, Botany Weaving, and LanzaTech

This concept uses carbon capture technology to convert waste carbon emissions into sustainable fabric for aircraft interiors, aiming to reduce the environmental impact of aircraft textile production by creating a sustainable pathway from carbon emissions to new cabin materials.

Cabin MRO Concept

Monova PE – Studio ID, in collaboration with Trendworks, Botany Weaving Mill and Sabeti Wain Aerospace

Monova PE is the world’s first padded textile dress-cover which can be fully recycled at end of life. The unique mono-material composition opens up possibilities for repeated recycling, where the dress-cover can be reprocessed into new dress-covers multiple times.

Collaboration Excellence

Aria – JPA Design and Cathay Pacific

The Aria suite blends cutting-edge technology with human-centric design, delivering an unparalleled sense of comfort, privacy, and connectivity. The result is a product that harmonises intuitive functionality and refined aesthetics, resulting in a cabin experience that redefines Business Class.

Newcomer/Startup

3mesh – Muller Textiles

3mesh by Muller Textiles introduces a lightweight, breathable spacer fabric engineered for aircraft seating applications and combining durability and sustainability in a single innovative material.

Lifetime Achievement

Sven Achilles

With more than 30 years in the aircraft cabin industry, Sven Achilles’ unwavering commitment to bettering the cabin experience for passengers has benefited and progressed a huge number of products, concepts and teams across the industry.