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Universal Airlines

US charter airline, 1966–1972

Universal Airlines was a United States supplemental air carrier that operated from 1966 to 1972, based initially at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Michigan and later at Oakland International Airport in California. Universal was a re-naming of Zantop Air Transport.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Lockheed L-188C Universal Airlines (4762839562)
Photo: Bill Larkins, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Universal Airlines was a United States supplemental air carrier that operated from 1966 to 1972, based initially at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Michigan and later at Oakland International Airport in California. Universal was a re-naming of Zantop Air Transport.2

Timeline

  1. 1972Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1966Founded Founded1

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