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; Handheld and mobile digital electronic devices, namely, telecommunication terminal for the sending and receiving of telephone calls, faxes, electronic mail, and other digital data; mp3 and digital audio players, namely, digital music players, and software used to access, operate, and communicate with such players; digital video players and software used to access, operate, and communicate with such players; handheld computers, personal digital assistants, electronic personal organizers, electronic notepads; blank magnetic data carriers; telephones, mobile cellular telephones, computer gaming machines, videophones, cameras; prerecorded computer programs for personal information management; database management software, character recognition software, electronic mail and messaging software, paging software, database synchronization software; computer programs for accessing, browsing and searching online databases; computer software and firmware, namely, operating system programs, data synchronization programs, and application development tool programs for personal and handheld computers; electronic handheld units, namely, personal communicator for the wireless receipt and transmission of data that enable the user to keep track of or manage personal information; software for the redirection of messages, internet e-mail, video and other data to one or more electronic handheld devices from a data store on or associated with a personal computer or a server; software for the synchronization of data between a remote station or device and a fixed or remote station, device or server; computer hardware and software for providing integrated telephone communication with computerized global information networks; computer hardware and software for providing navigation and location-based information technology; telecommunication systems and networks for transmitting and receiving video, data and voice signals over wireless communication networks or systems, namely, mobile and access terminals, base stations and parts therefore, transmission circuits, computer hardware, multiplexers, digital signal processors, radio frequency signal processors, mobile switching circuits, air traffic controllers, mobility controllers, access controllers, concentrators, remote port controllers, radio ports, antennas, radio components, mobile core networks, and software for telecommunications applications; hardware and software for space communications