 In 1982 Winston pulled out of Binghamton, NY, moved the company headquarters to Cleveland, OH, completely, sold off the Piper Navajos, dropped the Commuter Airlines name and repainted the Metroliners in the Freedom Airlines colors.A route from Chicago O'Hare to Escanaba, Iron Mountain, and Ironwood, Minnesota was added in 1983 when those cities were dropped by Republic Airlines.In the summer of 1984, Winston died of cancer and the airline was put up for sale.