An aircraft communications system comprising: an Internet protocol network router in an aircraft, wherein the Internet protocol network router is configured to transmit data to a group of ground stations remote to the aircraft using an Internet protocol communications link; and an aircraft communications addressing and reporting system network router in the aircraft, wherein the aircraft communications addressing and reporting system network router is connected to the Internet protocol network router, wherein the aircraft communications addressing and reporting system network router is configured to select an aircraft communications addressing and reporting system communications link for transmitting the data from a group comprising a satellite communications link, a very high frequency communications link, and a high frequency communications link; wherein the aircraft communications addressing and reporting system network router is configured to transmit the data from aircraft systems to the group of ground stations using at least one of the aircraft communications addressing and reporting system communications link or the Internet protocol communications link; wherein the Internet protocol network router is configured to aggregate Internet protocol communications links as an aggregated Internet protocol communications link that is an additional aircraft communications addressing and reporting system communications link available to the aircraft communications addressing and reporting system network router; wherein the aircraft communications addressing and reporting system network router is configured to determine whether the data is to be sent using the Internet protocol communications link based on at least one of an identification of an aircraft system generating the data or configured communications link preferences; wherein, when the aircraft communications and reporting system network router selects the aggregated Internet protocol communications link, the Internet protocol network router is configured to select the Internet protocol communications link from a group comprising a terrestrial wireless networking communications link, a cellular terrestrial communications link, an L band satellite communications link, a Ku band satellite communications link, and a Ka band satellite communications link; and wherein the aircraft communications addressing and reporting system network router is adapted to transmit the data without dividing the data into blocks when transmitting the data to the group of ground stations using the Internet protocol communications link. an Internet protocol network router in an aircraft, wherein the Internet protocol network router is configured to transmit data to a group of ground stations remote to the aircraft using an Internet protocol communications link; and an aircraft communications addressing and reporting system network router in the aircraft, wherein the aircraft communications addressing and reporting system network router is connected to the Internet protocol network router, wherein the aircraft communications addressing and reporting system network router is configured to select an aircraft communications addressing and reporting system communications link for transmitting the data from a group comprising a satellite communications link, a very high frequency communications link, and a high frequency communications link; wherein the aircraft communications addressing and reporting system network router is configured to transmit the data from aircraft systems to the group of ground stations using at least one of the aircraft communications addressing and reporting system communications link or the Internet protocol communications link; wherein the Internet protocol network router is configured to aggregate Internet protocol communications links as an aggregated Internet protocol communications link that is an additional aircraft communications addressing and reporting system communications link available to the aircraft communications addressing and reporting system network router; wherein the aircraft communications addressing and reporting system network router is configured to determine whether the data is to be sent using the Internet protocol communications link based on at least one of an identification of an aircraft system generating the data or configured communications link preferences; wherein, when the aircraft communications and reporting system network router selects the aggregated Internet protocol communications link, the Internet protocol network router is configured to select the Internet protocol communications link from a group comprising a terrestrial wireless networking communications link, a cellular terrestrial communications link, an L band satellite communications link, a Ku band satellite communications link, and a Ka band satellite communications link; and wherein the aircraft communications addressing and reporting system network router is adapted to transmit the data without dividing the data into blocks when transmitting the data to the group of ground stations using the Internet protocol communications link.