Paul Quine was born at the Jane Crookall Maternity Home on 17 January 1969 and was brought up in the Anagh Coar district of Douglas.

During his youth he was an active member of the 2nd Douglas Cub Pack and Scout Troop in addition to which he played football for Pulrose United.

Quine's flying career commenced when he attained his Private Pilot's Licence at the Manx Flyers Aero Club, Ronaldsway Airport, Isle of Man.

So the last Manx Airlines flight (JE 818 Birmingham International to Ronaldsway by ATP (G-MANB) on 31 August 2002) was captained by Quine.

[1] The BRAL Group was bought out for a figure in the region of £72 million by British Airways, and Manx Airlines ceased to exist.

[3][4][1] After the acquisition, Quine found himself once more posted to Manchester Airport, this time to operate the Avro RJ100 for British Airways Citiexpress to various European destinations.

[5] Quine was amongst the first of the ex-BA Connect pilots to undergo the conversion course onto the new aircraft type at Farnborough Aerodrome, Hampshire.

Despite almost trebling his vote at the 2021 Manx general election, Quine narrowly lost his seat in the Douglas South constituency.