The Federal Aviation Administration lifted a decades-old mandate on Friday for a "no smoking" sign-off switch to alleviate some of the regulatory complexities, but the sign itself is going nowhere.

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 ...

“She had her first flight, and as she was sitting down in her seat, she looked up and saw the ‘No Smoking’ sign above the seat, and there was the seatbelt sign as well. And she was asking me ...