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A new use for the (already existing) fleets of commercial airline aircraft to replace low-earth orbit (LEO) communication satellites. This invention will provide low-cost, broadband wireless communication infrastructure among points-to-points accomplished by using and modifying existing, small, ligh

A new use for the (already existing) fleets of commercial airline aircraft to replace low-earth orbit (LEO) communication satellites. This invention will provide low-cost, broadband wireless communication infrastructure among points-to-points accomplished by using and modifying existing, small, lightweight low power, low cost microwave relay station equipment onboard the commercial airline aircraft. Each equipped aircraft would have a broadband wireless communication link (within line-of-sight coverage ranges) to one or more neighboring aircraft or ground stations and form a chain of seamless airborne repeaters providing broadband wireless communication gateways along the entire flight path. Broadband wireless communication services also provide for customers onboard in-flight as well as customers overboard, along the line-of-sight ranges of flight path from the commercial airline aircraft.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A method of stimulating substantial business profits for the commercial airlines by providing broadband wireless communication gateway systems, comprising steps of:(a) providing a plurality of commercial airline aircraft that would be equipped with at least one pair of

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A method of stimulating substantial business profits for the commercial airlines by providing broadband wireless communication gateway systems, comprising steps of:(a) providing a plurality of commercial airline aircraft that would be equipped with at least one pair of broadband wireless repeaters onboard,(b) providing at least one pair of ground stations, each equipped with at least one said broadband wireless repeater, and serves as gateway for broadband wireless signals,(c) Grouping and reassigning of said commercial airline aircraft commuting between a plurality of point-to-point at predetermined schedules so said commercial airline aircraft would be at the right places, all the time during their flights to form a seamless chain of the said broadband wireless repeater network at line-of-sight ranges from each said commercial airline aircraft across the sky from said a plurality of point-to-point, and(d) transmitting broadband wireless signals from the source ground station to its nearby and in line-of-sight ranges flying said commercial airline aircraft where said broadband wireless signals are received, reconditioned then retransmitted to the next neighboring flying said commercial airline aircraft which are closer to the destination ground station, and so forth as the said broadband wireless signals leapfrog from said commercial airline aircraft to next said commercial airline aircraft, and then finally the said broadband wireless signals being received at the destination ground station, reby said commercial airlines can be profitable by providing broadband communication wireless signals gateway services for ground based customers.