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Recognizing that modernization of the National airspace system must be accelerated to accommodate aviation growth, the Federal Aviation Administration, in partnership with the aviation industry, has initiated Flight 2000, a real-world implementation of advanced communications, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management capabilities. Flight 2000 is a precursor of Free Flight, an evolutionary air traffic management concept that will greatly increase user flexibility to plan and fly their preferred routes. Flight 2000 transfers the Free Flight concept to a real operational setting and gives the FAA an opportunity to conduct a complete operational system evaluation prior to NAS-wide deployment.