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.

“Those no smoking signs should be always, always, always on there,” she said. “People still try to smoke on the airplane.” Niraj Chokshi writes about aviation, rail and other ...

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 While the outdated regulations still ...