Originally Posted by
Sunfish
Why not buy a fleet of Beriev Be200 amphibians? Far more sophisticated then turboprop Canadairs. Probably a lot cheaper and more reliable. Perhaps we could do with about 60.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beriev_Be-200
Because theres going to be a couple of dozen of them world, parts, maintainence will probably expensive. The manufacture has pretty much given up on it, its crazy expensive 40-50 million per plane, you can buy a 737 lat for that price.
Cl-515's would be a better cost benefit, still a few years away but think they will be a be the new thing