It might seem like it's stating the obvious that you shouldn't smoke on a plane, but there's a reason why the signs are still ...
Why do planes – more than 30 years after smoking was banned onboard – still have “no smoking” signs? Smoking was first ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...