B&H Worldwide has successfully completed a highly specialised aerospace logistics project, transporting a decommissioned Airbus A330 cockpit from the United Kingdom to New Zealand for Pacific Simulators (PacSim). The cockpit will be converted into an advanced A330 flight training device, supporting PacSim’s global portfolio of fully tactile, fixed-base training solutions.
The project required a fully customised, end-to-end logistics strategy designed around PacSim’s specific technical and operational requirements. Given the size, sensitivity and value of the asset, B&H Worldwide selected sea freight as the optimal transport solution, ensuring a secure, controlled and reliable journey while maintaining cost efficiency. Throughout the process, B&H provided full visibility and careful coordination to minimise risk and ensure schedule integrity.
Operations began in West Sussex, where B&H’s UK transport and warehouse team collected the cockpit and prepared it for international shipment. The unit was professionally packed into a 20-foot sea freight container at B&H’s secure Heathrow facility, using specialist handling procedures to protect the structure and systems during transit. The shipment was then routed through the Port of Southampton and closely monitored throughout its ocean voyage to New Zealand.
On arrival in Christchurch, B&H Worldwide’s New Zealand team assumed responsibility for the final stages of the operation. This included managing customs clearance, coordinating delivery to the destination site, and overseeing devanning at an approved transitional facility (ATF) in full compliance with New Zealand’s stringent Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) biosecurity regulations.
The successful completion of the project highlights B&H Worldwide’s ability to manage complex, non-standard aerospace logistics challenges beyond its well-known time-critical aircraft-on-ground (AOG) services. It also demonstrates the company’s strength in delivering tailored project logistics solutions through close collaboration between international teams.
For PacSim, a long-established manufacturer of EASA-, FAA- and ICAO-compliant flight training devices, the arrival of the A330 cockpit represents another milestone in its proven approach of integrating decommissioned aircraft components into high-fidelity simulator platforms.
