United has grounded their Airbus 321NEO fleet (it's only 5 planes right now). Why?
Posted by
ty97
Feb 12 '24, 15:34
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Well....
There's a law/regulation/whatever that the 'no smoking' signs on planes must be able to be operated (turned on/off) by the flight crew (i.e. from the cockpit).
Since smoking in planes is like a 1980s thing and these are new planes, the 'no smoking' signs are permanently on.
That's technically a violation.
Not a joke.
Apparently this is pretty common nowadays and airlines just apply for waivers to leave the signs on at all times. Someone at UA forget to do that.
But seriously? Can we update that rule?
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