The company then experienced a boom fueled by the construction of airplanes and airships, especially for the Aérostation Maritime (Naval Balloon Command), and through its participation in the war effort.

At the end of the 1960s, the Group reorganized and set up its first sales operation for exporting its products overseas more easily.

The firm conducted an international development policy and increases its acquisitions, thereby enabling it to position itself in niche markets on a global scale.

In 1987, Zodiac acquired Air Cruisers (leader in evacuation slides), Metzeler (inflatable boats), B. Kern, and Europol in 1988, it acquired Pioneer, at the time the second American manufacturer of deceleration and engine braking recovery systems through parachutes.

In 1998, Monogram Systems (onboard water and waste management) joined, as did the Inter technique Group in 1999.

At the end of 2008, Zodiac Aerospace strengthened its position in the cabin interiors segment by acquiring the Dutch company Driessen (leading manufacturer of galleys for single-aisle aircraft and trolleys), Adder (cabin separators) and TIA (electrical equipment for galleys, mainly for the business aircraft market).

On Tuesday, 14 July 2015, an explosion occurred in a prepreg treater at Zodiac Aerospace's Engineered Materials Plant in Newport, Washington, United States.

The name Zodiac is associated with the inflatable boats that were developed after the Second World War and made famous by the explorations of Jacques Cousteau and the experiences of intentional castaway Alain Bombard.

Zodiac Aerosafety brings together businesses that develop on-board and ground safety systems as well as protection and rescue solutions.

[18] This segment comprises 7 divisions and is mainly located in Europe (France and Germany) and in the United States.

The Zodiac Galleys & Equipment segment comprises three divisions, located in Europe (France, Germany and the Netherlands), the United States and Thailand.

Zodiac Aerospace takes part in research and innovation programs that bring together various industry players.

Zodiac Aerospace also supports innovation through the Jean-Louis Gerondeau Award, created four years ago to reward undergraduates or PhD students of the Ecole Polytechnique, championing a business creation project and encouraging entrepreneurial spirit and innovation.

[34] The objective of this project is to make a light aircraft available to research laboratories to support scientific work and to inspire young people.

For example, two Group entities (Zodiac Galley Inserts and Zodiac Oxygen Systems) gifted equipment to the ORBIS association in 2013; this was used to equip a hospital in an aircraft travelling in troubled countries to care for people with eye problems and to take the latest medical innovations to local doctors.