@ San Carlos, CA
July 2023
The south end of a northbound AW139 departing San Carlos airport. Introduced in 2003, this helicopter was designed and developed jointly by Agusta and Bell Helicopters and originally marketed as the Agusta-Bell AB139, then re-designated AW139 when Bell withdrew from the project. In 2016, AgustaWestland was merged into Leonardo S.p.A. , where it became the company’s helicopter division under the Leonardo Helicopters brand. A commercial success and still in production, more than 1,100 AW139 helicopters have been delivered.