Inside how political candidates jet across battleground states during election cycles

Brunson-Pitts has spent nearly two decades managing campaign travel for political candidates.

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• Campaign travel is a niche corner of aviation that moves political candidates across the country.
• Gregg Brunson-Pitts runs a charter brokerage serving campaigns like Kamala Harris' in 2024.
• Each trip involves carefully coordinating aircraft, crews, press, and, sometimes, armed security.

With a crowded election calendar ahead...