Your best bet would be the Be-200. Have no idea about the reliablity
or safety record of the type. But I believe it's the biggest
waterborne aircraft being built at the moment.

http://www.aeronautics.ru/archive/vvs/be200-01.htm

-j-

On 21 Sep 2004 16:30:38 -0700, (Sami) wrote:

Are seaplanes still used for commercial purposes , I am talking about
planes with capablity of carrying at least 40 passengers. If there are
such planes what are their speed compare to Jet Planes (for example
compare to Boeing 767), are they reliable (quantity of malfunctions or
accidents), what are their prices (more or less) ? and are they still
mnufactured ?

SAMI