Founded | 6 July 1956 incorporated in Michigan |
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Ceased operations | 29 December 1966 renamed to Universal Airlines |
Focus cities | Detroit, Michigan United States |
Key people | 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. 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]