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Elf Meg graduated from Southern North Pole University with a degree in journalism. For several years she was a star reporter for the North Pole Gazette and then briefly served as a producer for North Pole Radio News. She brings her experience in media to North Pole Flight Command, serving as both an Elf News Reporter for North Pole Radio News and Managing Editor of North Pole Flight Command.com
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The Executive Flight Committee has authorized the launch of one final test flight of Santa’s sleigh.

That flight should take off in 2 hours or less. Live radio coverage of that launch will be made available on Kringle Radio.

The pilot chosen for this missing is Elf Vernon, a veteran of many past final test flights. There is no better pilot outside of Santa.

Elf News Reporter at North Pole News Network
Elf Meg graduated from Southern North Pole University with a degree in journalism. For several years she was a star reporter for the North Pole Gazette and then briefly served as a producer for North Pole Radio News. She brings her experience in media to North Pole Flight Command, serving as both an Elf News Reporter for North Pole Radio News and Managing Editor of North Pole Flight Command.com
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Twelve test flight sleighs have returned to the North Pole, completing their service to Santa this season. These twelve sleighs over the past week have flown various missions in every sector.

That means there is only one more chapter to write when it comes to the test flight part of the development of Santa’s sleigh: the final test flight.

The final test flight is a very important one this year. It will happen in just a few hours. Where it goes does not really matter. In fact, that final test flight will not be shown on the Tracking Map this year. It will be pushed in a series of final maneuvers intended to earn the final approval of being the sleigh for Santa’s mission.

This sleigh design has been problematic from the beginning. Some in Flight Command do not have the confidence this sleigh can be ready. Others feel differently.

We will keep you updated.

Elf News Reporter at North Pole News Network
Elf Meg graduated from Southern North Pole University with a degree in journalism. For several years she was a star reporter for the North Pole Gazette and then briefly served as a producer for North Pole Radio News. She brings her experience in media to North Pole Flight Command, serving as both an Elf News Reporter for North Pole Radio News and Managing Editor of North Pole Flight Command.com
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Operation Airlift is in the preparation stages now. This little-known part of Operation Merry Christmas is a big part of Flight Command’s duties.

Operation Airlift is the coordination of thousands of reindeers and sleighs who work in support of Santa. These sleigh move elves, freight and needed supplies around the world as Santa makes his rounds. (Not everything can fit in Santa’s sleigh).

To get this to work, Flight Command has to organize the sleighs into launch groups and begin sending those sleighs on their missions well in advance of Santa’s flight. Unlike the launch of Santa’s sleigh, little fanfare is made of their work.

Today, those sleighs are lining up. At some point before Santa’s flight they will begin their Christmas adventures.

Plan to tune in here and on other official North Pole websites to hear the progress of Operation Airlift via the Tracking Santa Around the World Radio show. You should see a radio player at the footer of this site.

Elf News Reporter at North Pole News Network
Elf Meg graduated from Southern North Pole University with a degree in journalism. For several years she was a star reporter for the North Pole Gazette and then briefly served as a producer for North Pole Radio News. She brings her experience in media to North Pole Flight Command, serving as both an Elf News Reporter for North Pole Radio News and Managing Editor of North Pole Flight Command.com
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Sleigh sightings are up significantly after tracker elves worldwide were put on alert Sunday to look for flying sleighs.

The tracker map at SantaTrackers.net went dark just as a new version of Santa’s sleigh was launched from the North Pole. It was reported that sleighs would be dispatched to every sector and so far there have been multiple sleigh sightings in EVERY sector.

This pattern will continue for the next couple of days – at least.

It is intended to be a training exercise for tracker elves, yes, but there is another unknown purpose for the map blackout.

This 12th version of Santa’s sleigh is the most mysterious of them all. The sleighs are using all new reindeer and pilot combinations. Each pilot has been sworn to secrecy about these final test flights.

The flights are very important. The test flights all year long have revealed problem after problem with Santa’s sleigh. The news has been very hard for elves at North Pole Flight Command to handle. The sleigh’s instability and unpredictable performance has made it difficult to come up with a workable flight plan. North Pole Flight Command feels that Santa is more prepared to fly thanks to the efforts of tracker elves all year long in proving new information. But Flight Command does not feel ready because they have not overcome the many problems with the sleigh.

So these final tests are engineered to get that confidence back in Flight Command.

How is it working?

I can’t tell you that.

Not yet.

Stay tuned.