| Founded | 6 July 1956 incorporated in Michigan |
|---|---|
| Ceased operations | 29 December 1966 renamed to Universal Airlines |
| Focus cities | Detroit, Michigan United States |
| Fleet size | See Fleet |
| Founders | Lloyd Zantop Howard Zantop Duane Zantop |
Zantop Air Transport was a United States airline incorporated in 7 July 1956 from the earlier Zantop Flying Service.[1] It was a Part 45 carrier until 1962 when the Civil Aeronautics Board approved transfer of the operating certificate of Coastal Air Lines, making Zantop a supplemental air carrier.[2] As a Part 45 carrier, Zantop was not a common carrier, it flew contract work for the Big Three automakers and for the Air Force Logair air freight service and with the US Navy, Quicktrans freight service up and down the Eastern Seaboard. As a supplemental, Zantop was able to hold itself out to the public as a general charter carrier. The original founders of Zantop Flying Services, the Zantop brothers, all sold their stock and resigned from the company in 1966. A name change was filed with the State of Michigan effective 29 December 1966 in the name of Universal Airlines, Inc.[3]
The airline was based at Wayne County Airport, Inkster, Michigan.[2]
- ^ "Search results for Universal Airlines, entity ID 800616155, Articles of Incorporation filing as Zantop Air Transport, 00000364.tif dated 6 July 1956". cofs.lara.state.mi.us. Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Zantop Air Transport, Inc., and Coastal Air Lines, Certificate Transfer". Civil Aeronautics Board Reports. 36. Washington, DC: U.S. General Printing Office: 139–168. April–September 1962. hdl:2027/uc1.b2938527.
- ^ "Search results for Universal Airlines, entity ID 800616155, Certificate of Amendment showing name change to Universal Airlines, 00000272.tif dated 29 December 1966". cofs.lara.state.mi.us. Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. Retrieved 17 August 2024.