The federal government banned smoking on all commercial flights 24 years ago, but airlines are still required to fit “no smoking” signs on their planes. While the outdated regulations still ...

Starting on October 22, the Federal Aviation Administration eliminated the rule that required an off switch for the "No smoking" sign, even though smoking on U.S. flights officially ended decades ago.

The Federal Aviation Administration did away with a rule that had required an off switch for the sign even though smoking on U.S. flights ended years ago. By Niraj Chokshi The days of airplane ...

Gigi Percival had a sign party for her birthday complete with a "No Smoking" cake and "Caution When Wet" signs. The toddler loved the cake so much that she didn't want to cut it.

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 ...

Why planes still have no smoking signs after 30 years. Planes still have this sign throughout the cabin even though a ban came into effect 30 years ago – and this is why.

Tetra Images/Getty Images Just last week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) decided that it was time to do something about "No Smoking" signs on planes. So they officially got rid of their ...