IChat disappeared from Macbook Air

I just noticed today iChat disappeared from my Macbook Air running OSX Lion 10.7.3 I have looked in the applications folder, on Spotlight, everywhere, no luck. I then opened time machine to restore it from a backup and there it was. But whenever I try to restore it into my machine it gives the following error:
“iChat” can’t be modified or deleted because it’s required by Mac OS X.
It simply won't let me drop it back into place. I don't know what might have happened but I really find this disturbing as I didn't trash iChat whatsoever as I use it constantly.
I've read other threads about inserting the install DVD and installing it from there, but the latest Macbook Air doesn't have one of those.
I did also drop the app on my desktop, which indeed works, but when I run it, an error message comes up suggesting me to report the error.
Please help.

The Messages beta does everything that iChat did.
In fact Crash Logs still call it iChat and version 6.1
The About Messages item shows it as  version 6.1
I would point out that the File Menu > New Message it does not give you the option to start Audio or Video chat like iChat used to (Along with the To and From Options)
These have been moved to the Messages window/Interface (Click and hold the name of a Buddy that in the current "To" spot)
There are minor changes to the way iChat Theatre (or theatre as it now is) works.
Thanks for the points.
9:40 PM      Sunday; February 26, 2012
Please, if posting Logs, do not post any Log info after the line "Binary Images for iChat"
  iMac 2.5Ghz 5i 2011 (Lion 10.7.3)
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
"Limit the Logs to the Bits above Binary Images."  No, Seriously

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