A self-healing network for delivering content for consumption by passengers on-board a vehicle , the self-healing network comprising: a plurality of wireless devices that are disposed on-board the vehicle and communicatively interconnected, each wireless device (WD 1,1 - WD 1, n ) of the plurality of wireless devices including a respective processor , a respective memory (210/212), and respective computer-executable instructions stored on the respective memory (210/212), that, when executed by the respective processor, cause the each wireless device to: cooperate with the other wireless devices (WD 1,1 - WD 1, n ) of the plurality of wireless devices to determine that a particular wireless device (WD 1,1 - WD 1, n ) of the plurality of wireless devices is to function as a lead wireless device (L 1 -WD 1,1 ) of the self-healing network , the cooperation including a comparison of at least one of a respective vote or a respective measurement provided by the each wireless device (WD 1,1 - WD 1, n ); and when one of the plurality of wireless devices (WD 1,1 - WD 1, n ) is determined by the plurality of wireless devices to function as the lead wireless device (L 1 -WD 1,1 ) of the self-healing network , establish, via a wireless transceiver included in the each wireless device (WD 1,1 - WD 1, n ), a wireless link communicatively connecting any wireless device (WD 1,1 - WD 1, n ) of the plurality of wireless devices of the self-healing network with one or more servers , the one or more servers disposed on-board the vehicle and storing passenger-consumable content , so that the wireless device functioning as the lead wireless device (L 1 -WD 1,1 ) of the self-healing network , serves as a gateway (i) between the plurality of wireless devices of the self-healing network and the one or more servers , and (ii) via which respective at least portions of the passenger-consumable content are delivered to respective wireless devices of the self-healing network . cooperate with the other wireless devices (WD 1,1 - WD 1, n ) of the plurality of wireless devices to determine that a particular wireless device (WD 1,1 - WD 1, n ) of the plurality of wireless devices is to function as a lead wireless device (L 1 -WD 1,1 ) of the self-healing network , the cooperation including a comparison of at least one of a respective vote or a respective measurement provided by the each wireless device (WD 1,1 - WD 1, n ); and when one of the plurality of wireless devices (WD 1,1 - WD 1, n ) is determined by the plurality of wireless devices to function as the lead wireless device (L 1 -WD 1,1 ) of the self-healing network , establish, via a wireless transceiver included in the each wireless device (WD 1,1 - WD 1, n ), a wireless link communicatively connecting any wireless device (WD 1,1 - WD 1, n ) of the plurality of wireless devices of the self-healing network with one or more servers , the one or more servers disposed on-board the vehicle and storing passenger-consumable content , so that the wireless device functioning as the lead wireless device (L 1 -WD 1,1 ) of the self-healing network , serves as a gateway (i) between the plurality of wireless devices of the self-healing network and the one or more servers , and (ii) via which respective at least portions of the passenger-consumable content are delivered to respective wireless devices of the self-healing network . <EOS>