On Wednesday, 3rd December, at a ceremony held during the Aircraft Cabin Innovation Summit Europe in Dublin, the show’s organiser, RedCabin, announced its Trinity Award 2025 winners. The event, which was hosted by the Avolon aircraft leasing company, brought together key figures from the aircraft interiors sector to celebrate industry innovation.
The winners of the seven categories had each demonstrated that their concept has the potential to drive forward specific sectors of the cabin industry. The categories, which included focuses on sustainability, collaboration, and cabin MRO, were voted on by a panel of industry judges that included representatives from ANA, Virgin Atlantic, Riyadh Air, Qantas, and Avolon.
Monica Wick, founder and chief executive of RedCabin, said of this year’s awards: “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, the 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.”
The 2025 Trinity Award winners
Passenger Experience Concept
Winner: Volarex by Sky-Tiles
Created by: 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 a good solution for cabin retrofits.
Cabin Service Concept
Winner: The Opera Essential business-class seat
Created by: Stelia Aerospace
Stelia Aerospace was recognised by the judges for its Opera Essential business-class seat, as they felt the design incorporates eco-conscious materials (with a claimed 32% reduction in environmental impact) while also delivering premium comfort.
Sustainability Concept
Winner: Waste Carbon to Aircraft Cabin – Bringing Circularity to Aircraft Textiles
Created by: 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, with the aim of reducing the environmental impact of aircraft textile production by creating a sustainable pathway from carbon emissions to new cabin materials.
Cabin MRO Concept
Winner: Monova PE
Created by: 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 possibilities for repeated recycling, where the dress-cover can be reprocessed into new dress-covers multiple times.
Collaboration Excellence
Winner: Aria
Created by: JPA Design and Cathay Pacific
The Aria business-class suite blends cutting-edge technology with human-centric design, to deliver a sense of comfort, privacy and connectivity. The result is a product that harmonises intuitive functionality and refined aesthetics.
Newcomer/Startup
Winner: 3mesh
Created by: Muller Textiles
3mesh by Muller Textiles introduces a lightweight, breathable spacer fabric engineered for aircraft seating applications that combines durability and sustainability in a single innovative material.
Lifetime Achievement
Winner: Sven Achilles
With more than 30 years in the aircraft cabin industry, Sven Achilles’ unwavering commitment to improving the cabin experience for passengers has benefited and progressed a huge number of products, concepts and teams across the industry.
Sven has held senior roles at aerospace companies including ZIM Aircraft Seating, E.I.S., B/E Aerospace, and Recaro Aircraft Seating.
The awards were sponsored by companies from the world of aircraft interiors, namely Sekisui Kydex, the Isovolta Group, Thompson Aero Seating, Tapis Corporation and Ultrafabrics, and Schott.
