▁B ose ▁has ▁sold ▁av iation ▁head sets ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁consumer ▁head ph ones ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁current ▁range ▁of ▁head ph ones / head sets ▁consists ▁of ▁over - ear , ▁in - ear , ▁av iation ▁and ▁military ▁models . ▁ ▁Over - ear ▁head ph ones ▁ ▁Development ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁noise - can cell ing ▁head ph ones ▁( and ▁first ▁over - ear ▁head ph ones ) ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁when ▁the ▁chairman , ▁Am ar ▁B ose , ▁tried ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁air line - supp lied ▁head ph ones ▁during ▁a ▁flight ▁and ▁found ▁that ▁engine ▁noise ▁from ▁the ▁aircraft ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁music ▁from ▁being ▁enjoyed . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁B ose ▁and ▁S enn he iser ▁both ▁presented ▁active ▁noise - can cell ing ▁head sets ▁for ▁aircraft ▁pil ots , ▁with ▁the ▁S enn he iser ▁design ▁appearing ▁in ▁a ▁F unk schau ▁( see ▁F unk schau ▁article ▁on ▁the ▁German ▁Wikipedia ) ▁paper ▁and ▁the ▁B ose ▁design ▁appearing ▁in ▁an ▁AS ME ▁paper . ▁A ▁prototype ▁B ose ▁product ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁prevent ▁hearing ▁loss ▁in ▁pil ots ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁non - stop ▁around - the - world ▁flight ▁in ▁the ▁R ut an ▁Vo y ager . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁release ▁active ▁noise ▁can cell ing ▁head ph ones ▁as ▁a ▁consumer ▁product .