Every plane in service must still carry illuminated 'no smoking' signs, with the crew's ability to turn them off. Modern planes typically don't have that functionality, so carriers repeatedly ...

On October 22, the Federal Aviation Administration eliminated the rule that required an off switch for the “no smoking” sign on planes, even though smoking on US flights officially ended ...

Starting on Tuesday, the illuminated overhead “No Smoking” sign no longer requires an off switch. That obsolete requirement had become “time-consuming and burdensome” for airlines and ...

No smoking signs remain on planes even though smoking was banned on board decades ago Credit: Getty But there is a good reason why those signs remain. Towards the end of last month, the Federal ...

Rather, it was due to the aircraft running afoul of a 1990 regulation regarding “no smoking” signs. The 1990 ruling mandates that “no smoking” signs found on aircraft must be manually ...

But there is a good reason why those signs remain. Towards the end of last month, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) got rid of the off switch for no smoking signs. Which means that for ...