Aircraft Lighting Market Report 2026

The aircraft lighting market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $1.74 billion in 2025 to $1.86 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.2%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to rising production of commercial aircraft increasing demand for interior and exterior lighting systems, growing adoption of led lighting to improve energy efficiency and reduce maintenance, expansion of safety regulations requiring enhanced emergency and floor path lighting, increased installation of advanced navigation lights to support night and low-visibility operations, growth in cabin modernization programs upgrading lights and signage systems.

The aircraft lighting market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $2.38 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.3%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to growing demand for smart and mood-adaptive cabin lighting to enhance passenger experience, increasing adoption of lightweight and power-efficient lighting components for next-generation aircraft, expansion of connected lighting systems enabling real-time monitoring and control, rising investment in customizable and premium interior lighting solutions for differentiated cabin offerings, development of advanced anti-collision and high-intensity lighting technologies to improve operational safety. Major trends in the forecast period include led adoption and energy-efficient lighting solutions, smart cabin lighting with automated control, emergency and safety lighting innovations, enhanced navigation and exterior lighting systems, integration of lightweight materials in lighting assemblies.

The rising air passenger traffic is expected to drive the growth of the aircraft lighting market in the coming years. Air passenger traffic refers to the total number of people traveling on commercial aircraft over a specific period, serving as a key indicator of air travel demand and overall aviation industry activity. The increase in air passenger traffic encourages ongoing advancements in aircraft lighting technology and design, focusing on enhancing passenger experience, safety, and energy efficiency. For example, in September 2024, Airports Council International (ACI), a Canada-based trade association, reported that global passenger traffic reached 8.7 billion in 2023, reflecting a 30.6% increase compared to 2022. Therefore, the growing air passenger traffic is contributing to the expansion of the aircraft lighting market.

Major companies in the aircraft lighting market are concentrating on developing advanced solutions such as sustainable photoluminescent lighting systems to improve both safety and environmental performance within aircraft cabins. Sustainable photoluminescent systems provide path-marking and signage using materials that emit light without requiring power, thereby reducing energy use, weight, and wiring complexity while ensuring visibility during emergencies. For instance, in April 2025, STG Aerospace, a UK-based aerospace company, introduced the eco everything lighting concept at the Aircraft Interiors Expo 2025 (AIX 2025), showcasing photoluminescent floor-path and signage solutions designed with a strong focus on sustainability. The concept builds on their previous Saf-Tglo eco E1 emergency floor path marking system from AIX 2024 and extends similar design principles across the Saf-Tglo SSUL-X range (11 mm, 18 mm, 23 mm, and 36 mm widths). Key features include increasing the recycled content from 50% to over 80% (with a target of 100%), ensuring all recycled materials are ISCC-certified, and incorporating a bio-additive to eliminate “forever” plastics. The solution supports airlines and OEMs in achieving the industry-wide goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 and includes a program in which one tree is planted for every length of sustainable Saf-Tglo SSUL-X sold through a global tree-planting partner.

In July 2024, Whelen Aerospace Technologies (WAT), a US-based provider of aircraft lighting, audio systems, and related aerospace safety technologies, acquired AeroLEDs for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition aims to expand WAT’s lighting technology portfolio and strengthen its position in the global aviation lighting market by broadening its LED product offerings and enhancing its innovation capabilities. AeroLEDs is a US-based manufacturer specializing in high-performance LED lighting solutions for experimental, certified, commercial, and military aircraft.

Major companies operating in the aircraft lighting market are Astronics Corporation, Bruce Aerospace Inc., Cobham Limited, Diehl Stiftung & Co. KG, Honeywell International Inc., Luminator Technology Group, Collins Aerospace, STG Aerospace Limited, Safran SA, Embraer SA, Oxley Group, Heads Up Technologies Inc., Soderberg Manufacturing Company Inc., Whelen Aerospace Technologies, Precise Flight Inc.,Eaton Corporation, Airbus SE, The Boeing Company, GE Aviation, B/E Aerospace, United Technologies Corporation, Aveo Engineering Group s.r.o, AeroLEDs LLC, Oxley Developments Company Ltd., Flight Light Inc., Aero Dynamix Inc., Oxley Inc., Rockwell Collins Aerospace, Satair AS.

North America was the largest region in the aircraft lighting market in 2025. The regions covered in the aircraft lighting market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.

Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report’s Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.

Tariffs on aircraft lighting systems, including interior, navigation, and emergency lights, have increased manufacturing and retrofit costs, particularly impacting OEMs and MRO providers in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. The tariffs affect line-fit and retrofit installations the most, slowing procurement and adoption of advanced lighting solutions. Positively, these tariffs encourage local production and innovation in energy-efficient and cost-optimized lighting technologies.

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Aircraft lighting encompasses a system that incorporates both internal and external lights, serving diverse functions such as enhancing visibility during critical flight phases, aiding in the identification of an aircraft's location, and indicating its direction of flight. This lighting is crucial for improving aircraft visibility to other aircraft and providing illumination for various purposes.

Key lighting technologies employed in aircraft include Light-Emitting Diode (LED), fluorescent, and others. LEDs, being semiconductor devices, emit visible or infrared light when an electric current passes through them. They play a vital role in collision avoidance measures, making tall structures more visible to aircraft during their passage. Aircraft types, including narrow-body and wide-body aircraft, helicopters, military aircraft, regional aircraft, and business jets, utilize lighting systems integrated during manufacturing (line-fit) or added later (retrofit). End-users of these lighting systems encompass Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), aftermarket services, and Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO).

The countries covered in the aircraft lighting market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The aircraft lighting market consists of sales of interior lights, signage lights, ceiling and wall lights, floor path lighting, reading lights, lavatory lights, emergency lights, and navigation lights. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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