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Aircraft cabin lighting that defines the passenger experience

Passenger experience is not just designed - it is felt. And light is one of the most powerful ways to shape how passengers perceive your brand and your cabin. With over three decades of experience in aircraft cabin lighting, SCHOTT enables airlines, seat manufacturers, and designers to transform lighting concepts into distinctive, certified, and reliable cabin solutions - combining creative freedom with aviation-grade engineering.

From reading lights to immersive ambient lighting, our customizable systems enhance comfort and create differentiated brand experiences. By combining LED and fiber optic technologies, we deliver homogeneous light and exceptional design flexibility - even in the most confined spaces.

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Star ceiling

Star ceiling lighting for premium cabin experiences. Immersive fiber optic lighting creates a unique atmosphere. Transforms premium areas into memorable passenger moments.
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Functional lights

Functional aircraft lighting for visibility and orientation. Targeted LED and fiber optic lighting improves passenger navigation and crew efficiency. Reliable illumination across seats, aisles, and cabin areas.
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Functional lights

Functional lighting for seat identification and crew efficiency. Projection lights improve passenger orientation and support efficient cabin operations. Clear seat identification enhances boarding and in-flight services.
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Reading lights

Aircraft reading lights for personalized comfort. Precise, low-glare lighting integrated into seat design. Ensures optimal visibility and individualized passenger comfort.
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Feature lights

Feature lights as unique cabin elements. Tailored lighting solutions to realize signature design concepts. Enables distinctive cabin highlights with certified performance.
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Mood lighting

Mood lighting for distinctive cabin atmospheres. Uniform, customizable lighting enhances cabin design and brand identity. Creates consistent, high-quality environments across all classes.
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Explore our aircraft cabin lighting portfolio

From functional lighting to expressive design elements, SCHOTT offers a comprehensive portfolio of aircraft cabin lighting solutions designed to enhance passenger experience and cabin performance. We combine optical expertise with engineering excellence to transform lighting concepts into reliable, certified solutions - supporting you from initial idea to final integration.

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Aircraft reading lights

Aircraft reading lights for passenger comfort and seat integration

SCHOTT aircraft reading lights deliver precise, low-glare illumination and seamless integration into modern seat architectures - enhancing passenger comfort across all cabin classes.

Modular solutions such as the Opal Series combine refined design with advanced optical performance, enabling consistent light quality and reliable operation in aviation environments.

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Aircraft functional lights

Functional aircraft lighting for visibility, safety, and efficient cabin operations

SCHOTT functional lighting improves passenger orientation, seat identification, and crew operations across the entire cabin. From spotlights to projection-based solutions, our systems ensure clear visibility and reliable performance.

Technologies such as HelioFlex and SeatSpot offer LED and fiber optic solutions to deliver efficient, durable, and high-precision lighting for demanding aviation applications.

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Aircraft mood lighting

Ambient aircraft lighting for consistent and immersive cabin environments

SCHOTT mood and ambient lighting solutions enable uniform, customizable cabin lighting concepts that enhance passenger comfort and strengthen brand identity.

Systems such as HelioCurve (LED) and HelioLine (fiber optics) deliver smooth color transitions, high homogeneity, and long-term stability across all cabin areas.

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Aircraft feature lights

Feature lights for distinctive aircraft cabin design

SCHOTT develops bespoke lighting solutions to realize unique design concepts and signature cabin elements. Acting as an enabling partner, we translate complex ideas into certified lighting systems tailored to your requirements.

Our custom solutions combine maximum design freedom with technical feasibility and aviation-grade reliability - from concept to integration.

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Aircraft star ceiling

Star ceiling lighting for immersive premium cabin experiences

SCHOTT star ceiling systems transform cabin interiors into captivating, high-end environments that elevate the passenger experience.

By combining HelioFlex fiber optics with LED technology, we create realistic starry skies with high precision, durability, and low maintenance for long-term use in premium cabin areas.

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News and innovation stories

Sophie Degenfeld, Director Marketing and Communications at F/LIST
News & Innovation stories

F/LIST: Between craftsmanship, high tech and atmosphere

How do you combine traditional craftsmanship with high-tech materials, lightweight construction and emotionally engaging cabin concepts? Sophie Degenfeld, Director Marketing and Communications at F/LIST, gives insights into the family-owned company.

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Alan McInnes

Unum: Improving business class seat reliability and comfort

Alan McInnes, Vice President of Business Development at Unum, offers insights into how the company is addressing key challenges in the aircraft seating industry. From ensuring reliability through agile supply chains to advancing sustainability with lightweight designs, Alan explains Unum’s mission to deliver comfort and responsibility. Discover how innovation, agile production, and a focus on passenger experience are shaping the future of premium seating.

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Why SCHOTT?

Elevate the passenger experience

Create premium cabin environments with uniform, low-glare aircraft lighting and consistent color stability. Strengthen your brand with signature lighting tailored to your cabin identity. Deliver travel experiences that feel modern, immersive, and emotionally engaging.

Enable design freedom and creativity

Translate bold design ideas into technically feasible, aviation-ready lighting solutions. Explore new possibilities in form, depth, texture, gradients, and optical effects. Co-create with a partner who understands design ecosystems and evolving design trends.

Technical realization with confidence

Work with an aviation expert who enables your concept - not limits it. Accelerate development and approvals with documentation, photometric data, and certification expertise. Ensure full compliance with aviation standards while achieving precise, reliable execution across all project phases.

Reliability and long‑term performance

Rely on certified, high-quality lighting systems and components engineered for longevity and low maintenance. Ensure consistent, stable optical performance across fleets and cabin classes. Protect your investment with aviation lighting technology built for long-term lifecycle performance.

Certified for aviation environments

All SCHOTT lighting solutions are developed and manufactured to meet the strict certification and regulatory requirements of the aviation industry. We support certification processes end-to-end and ensure compliance with relevant standards -delivering ready-to-integrate, aviation-approved lighting systems.

Ready to transform your cabin lighting?

Contact our aviation team to explore customized solutions and start your next project with SCHOTT.

Klaus Portmanns

Klaus Portmanns

Director Sales Aviation

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