Computer and telecommunications network hardware and software for implementing local area networks onboard aircrafts to enable users to transmit and receive voice, video, and data within the aircrafts, between the aircrafts, between the aircrafts and the ground, and between the ground and the aircrafts; Local area network access points for communicating with computer and telecommunications users located onboard aircrafts for transmitting and receiving voice, video, and data within the aircrafts, between the aircrafts, between the aircrafts and the ground, and between the ground and the aircrafts; Computer and telecommunications network hardware and software for transmitting and receiving voice, video, and data between computer and telecommunications users, located onboard an aircraft, and computer, and telecommunications systems located onboard the aircraft, computer and telecommunication systems located onboard another aircraft, and computer and telecommunications systems located on the ground; Computer and telecommunications network access server hardware and software onboard aircrafts for transmitting and receiving voice, video, and data from the ground to identified users located onboard the aircrafts, from identified users located onboard the aircrafts to the ground, and from identified users located onboard one aircraft to identified users onboard another aircraft, and between identified users within an aircraft