The S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier or simply just the Helicarrier, is a fictional aircraft featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. It also appears in several films within the Marvel Cinematic Universe banner. It first appeared in The Avengers in 2012. It appeared next in Captain America: The Winter Soldier in 2014, in addition to several smaller Helicarriers. It played a brief yet pivotal role in the 2015 film Avengers: Age of Ultron.