Originally Posted by FrontSeat

I have witnessed myself a check airman who is telling crews that CPDLC and ADS are identical. That they are interchangeable terms.

There is also a check airman going around telling crews that if they are on a redispatch flight plan and for some reason if they cant contact dispatch to get rereleased to go ahead and press on to desired destination if they have the fuel without the ARTR. And that ups will back them up.

This goes against the FOM, FAR's and all common sense. But the boxes will get to destination on time.