Entries by Elf Meg Nogg

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500 New Rookie Reindeer Added

Another class of 500 rookie reindeer have been recruited and are now in training for service for Operation Merry Christmas. That makes 900 of the 5000 rookie reindeer needed for this year. In an associated announcement, the Reindeer Operations Department has said that these new rookie reindeer will NOT be invited to participate in the […]

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Version #6 of Santa’s Sleigh Ordered

North Pole Flight Command today confirmed that Santa has authorized the 6th version of Santa’s sleigh to be built. The new version, code named Fanny, will include significant improvements to rear load mechanisms for sleigh-to-sleigh transfers, a shift in the windshield profile to improve resistance performance, a software upgrade for onboard lighting systems, and a […]

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Sleigh is Ready, Reindeer are Not

The Sleigh Department has delivered 64 new test flight sleighs, all updated with the latest modifications designed to improve the sleigh’s performance. Not all of them will be flying right away, however. The test flight team does not yet have enough reindeer to fly a full schedule of test flights for that many sleighs. The […]

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Why So Many Sleighs?

Santa has authorized the build of the 5th version of his new sleigh. The new version is code named Eunice, as reported just days ago. New sleighs have been built about every 2 to 3 weeks so far during the test flight phase. That is not surprising. What is surprising is how many of the […]