PAL Express

Dash 8 Q300/Q400 Passengers Q300: 50 PAX Passengers Q400: 76 PAX Dash-8 Captain: 10 Hours Dash-8 First Officer: Student Aircraft Downloads Freeware: Dash 8-Q300 "Work in Progress" Dash 8-Q400 Dreamwings Dash 8-Q400 (Repaint)  (Model) Dreamwings Repaint Q400 "Busuanga" (Model) Payware: PSS Dash 8 Q300 Recommended Downloads Cockpit Panels: Dash 8 Q400 Panel PSS Q300 to Q400 Merge (Requires PSS Q300) Sound Kits: Dash 8 Q400 PW Soundkit Other: Dreamwings Q400 AIR File update (Highly Recommended)

History of the Bombardier Dash 8 - Q series

Dash 8 - Q300

De Havilland Canada (now part of Bombardier) launched full scale development of a 50 seat stretched version of its Dash 8 regional airliner during 1986, approximately two years after the standard fuselage length aircraft had entered service. The first series 300 aircraft was in fact the prototype Dash 8 converted to the new length, and it flew for the first time in its new configuration on May 15 1987. Flight testing culminated in the awarding of Canadian certification in February 1989, with the first delivery to Time Air following late that same month. US certification was awarded in June 1989. 

Dash 8 - Q400

De Havilland was already working on a further stretch of the Dash 8 when Bombardier acquired the company from Boeing in 1992, although the program was not formally launched until June 1995. Rolled out on November 21 1997, the Q400 made its first flight on January 31 1998. Certification and initial deliveries were then planned for the first quarter of 1999.

History with Philippine Airlines

On March 31, 2008, PAL announced that it had ordered nine aircraft from Bombardier Aerospace: three 50-seater Bombardier Q300 and six 78-seater Bombardier Q400 aircraft at an estimated value of $150 million, all in preparation for the launch of PAL Express, its new regional subsidiary, which was unveiled on April 14, 2008. 

Number in Fleet:	3x Q300/5x Q400
Aircraft Information:	DHC-8-Q315 RP-C3016 DHC-8-Q315 RP-C3017 DHC-8-Q315 RP-C3018 DHC-8-Q402 RP-C3030 DHC-8-Q402 RP-C3031 DHC-8-Q402 RP-C3032 DHC-8-Q402 RP-C3033 DHC-8-Q402 RP-C3036
Powerplants:	Q300 - 2x Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123B turboprop engines Q400 - 2x Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A turboprop engine
Notes:	Q400, LN-RDL, is Stored at Stockholm (ARN) Q400, RP-C3035, is Stored at Copenhagen (CPH)