Electric aircraft configured to implement a layered data network and method to implement a layered data network in electric aircraft

An aircraft configured to implement a layered data network, wherein the aircraft comprises:

• a memory storing an association of a first address for a party with a second address for the party, the first address relating to a first communication frequency range and the second address relating to a second communication frequency range;
• a plurality of communication components, wherein the plurality of communication components comprises:
• radio communication equipment to facilitate radio communication through a first layer of the layered data network at the first communication frequency range, wherein the radio communication through the first layer includes communications with the party using the first address, and
• cellular network communication equipment to facilitate mobile network communication through a second layer of the layered data network at the second communication frequency range;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• detect a loss of the radio communication via the first layer, and
• in response to detecting the loss of the radio communication:
• identify the second address for the party from the association in the memory to provide failover of the communications with the party;
• and
• automatically use the second address for the communications with the party via the second communication frequency range and the cellular network communication equipment in place of the first communication frequency range and the radio communication equipment to support the failover.