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.

A new no-smoking sign requirement is being proposed by Supervisor Eric Mar. Mar had previously successfully passed and won approval at the board legislation that increased the number of places were ...

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 While the outdated regulations still serve some ...