Zantop International Airlines
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| Founded | 30 May 1972 (incorporated in Michigan) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | June 1972 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | November 2005 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Ypsilanti, Michigan Macon, Georgia (1980–1997) | ||||||
| Fleet size | see Fleet | ||||||
| Headquarters | Ypsilanti, Michigan United States | ||||||
| Founders | Duane Zantop Howard Zantop Lloyd Zantop | ||||||
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.