“Toilet” and “Caution” signs plastered the walls ... 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 about ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

2024 "We are removing our five Airbus A321neo aircraft from service while we seek FAA approval for the 'No Smoking' sign to remain automatically illuminated rather than operated from the cockpit ...

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 ...

“And the no smoking sign has become a standard part of the in-flight experience.” While passengers may not be able to light up and puff away, you can still take your cigarettes, vapes and ...