Sept 5 (Reuters) - French aerospace and defense group

Safran is exploring the sale of a large part of its

aircraft interiors business, Financial Times reported on Friday,

citing three people familiar with the matter.

The assets sold could be worth as much as 1.5 billion euros

($1.76 billion), the report said, adding that Safran's cabin

seat business, which is also part of the division, was not for

sale.

($1 = 0.8542 euros)

(Reporting by Ananya Palyekar in Bengaluru)