Commuter Airlines was a commuter airline based in Binghamton, New York from the 1960s to 1984. It began as Broome County Aviation, Inc, owned by Jerry Winston. Winston was not only the owner, he was also one of the pilots. From the beginnings in 1957 until the end in 1984 it was a family run airline, owned by Winston. Broome County Aviation, Inc. took over as the fixed base operator (FBO) at the Broome County Airport in Binghamton, New York in 1957. Winston had negotiated an ironclad 25 year lease on the airport facilities. Initially, they sold fuel, operated a flight school and a charter service. In 1964 Winston, decided to begin scheduled part 135 commuter operations with a Piper Aztec between Binghamton, NY and Washington National Airport in Washington D.C. when Eastern Airlines pulled out of that market. During the next two decades Commuter Airlines expanded to serve Washington D.C., White Plains, LaGuardia and JFK in New York City, Newark, New Jersey, Boston Logan, Massachusetts, Wilkes Barre/Scranton, and Allentown Pennsylvania and Ithaca and Elmira, New York.
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