Weber Aircraft

Zodiac Seats U.S. (known as Weber Aircraft LLC until late 2012) is an American manufacturer of airline seats headquartered in Gainesville, Texas. The company is a subsidiary of Zodiac Aerospace of France, and is one of the largest manufacturers of airline seats in the world, competing with such companies as Acro Aircraft Seating, Recaro, B/E Aerospace, and Aviointeriors. Some significant U.S. customers, in addition to being one of the primary seat suppliers for Boeing and Airbus, include Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, and United Airlines. Overseas customers, among many others, include Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Asiana Airlines, and Qantas Airways.

Established as Weber Aircraft, LLC in 1968, the company was previously a division of Kidde Inc. until being bought in 1992 by Air Cruisers Co. of Belmar, NJ; itself a part of Groupe Zodiac (Zodiac Aerospace). In September 2012, the company's name was officially changed from Weber Aircraft, LLC to Zodiac Seats U.S.

ZSUS is now the largest manufacturer of airline seats in the world as well as the holder of several notable patents for products created by its employees. With a main facility exceeding 700,000 square feet and over 3,000 employees (as of 2015), ZSUS is the largest single employer in Gainesville/Cooke County. Additionally, ZSUS contains satellite facilities in Rancho Cucamonga, California, Chihuahua, Mexico, and Tianjin, China; and service locations in Everett, Washington and Atlanta, Georgia.

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