Private company

Zantop Air Transport

US cargo airline (1956–1966), became Universal Airlines

Zantop Air Transport was a United States airline incorporated in 7 July 1956 from the earlier Zantop Flying Service. This was the first of at least four airlines (the others being Zantop International Airlines, Zantop Airways and Air Transport International) founded by the Zantop brothers.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Zantop Air Transport Curtiss Wright C-46A Commando Proctor-1
Photo: Jon Proctor, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons3

Zantop Air Transport was a United States airline incorporated in 7 July 1956 from the earlier Zantop Flying Service. This was the first of at least four airlines (the others being Zantop International Airlines, Zantop Airways and Air Transport International) founded by the Zantop brothers.2

Timeline

  1. 1966Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1946Founded Founded1

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