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 decades ago.

Smoking has been banned on US flights since 2000, with some few exceptions. Yet, the no-smoking light is still a feature on every modern commercial plane. You'd think that after over two decades, the ...

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 While the outdated regulations still serve some ...

Usually, airplanes are grounded for mechanical and safety reasons. This time, United Airlines has temporarily grounded its entire fleet of A321neo airplanes because of an old signage issue. A U.S. law ...

U.S. rules are very strict on “No Smoking” signs in planes even though it banned smoking on all planes in 2000. Photo: Siegfried Layda (Getty Images) After causing a stir by mysteriously grounding its ...

United Airlines briefly grounded its fleet of brand-new Airbus A321neo planes, according to a report by Gizmodo. This had nothing to do with safety, as was the case with that recent Boeing controversy ...