Zantop International Airlines

Not to be confused with Zantop Air Transport that operated from 1956 to 1966 or Zantop Flying Service that operated from 1948 to 1956 or Zantop Airways, a part 298 carrier that operated 1969 to 1980
Zantop International Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
VK ZAN ZANTOP
Founded30 May 1972
incorporated in Michigan
Commenced operationsJune 1972
Ceased operationsNovember 2005
Operating basesYpsilanti, Michigan
HeadquartersYpsilanti, Michigan
United States
Key peopleDuane Zantop
Howard Zantop
Lloyd Zantop
DC-8-54AF Orlando 1996

Zantop International Airlines, Inc. was a United States charter operator, originally uncertificated by the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), the now defunct Federal agency that, at the time, otherwise tightly regulated almost all US air transport. ZIA escaped CAB regulation by not being a common carrier, but originally worked exclusively for the Big Three automakers, transporting parts. In 1977 it received its certification as a supplemental air carrier from the CAB. ZIA was incorporated in May 1972 as a Michigan corporation, the stock of which was predominantly owned by the Zantop family.