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 1968 to 1981 and became the contract freight airline Orion Air
Zantop International Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
VK ZAN ZANTOP
Founded30 May 1972
(incorporated in Michigan)
Commenced operationsJune 1972 (1972-06)
Ceased operationsMay 2005 (2005-05)
Operating bases
Fleet sizesee Fleet
HeadquartersYpsilanti, Michigan, United States
Founders
  • Duane Zantop
  • Howard Zantop
  • Lloyd Zantop
Employees1,700 (1989)

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, 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.

See External links for a very good photo of the Zantop hub operation at night at Willow Run Airport.

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