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
Elf Meg Nogg
Latest posts by Elf Meg Nogg (see all)

The temporary Regional Tracking Center set up in Sector 3 in Renn, Norway is now fully operational. A sudden change in location was announced earlier this week as Iceland suffered from countless small earthquakes due to volcanic activity.

Elf Roger Star said that Elf Supervisor for Sector 3, Elf Rolf, reports full operational functions this morning. Rolf and his staff have been able to keep tracker reports flowing with the help of elves in Sectors 4 and 5.

Coincidentally, test flights of Santa’s sleigh are centered over Norway today and are anticipated to remain over northern Europe until test pilots and reindeer return home to the North Pole for a brief break over Thanksgiving. The test flights have been fortunate for elves in the new temporary tracking center as they have installed and recalibrated their tracking computers.

How long the temporary tracking center will function in Norway is unknown at this time. It is hoped that the Iceland facility can resume operations before Santa takes off.

We will keep you posted.

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
Elf Meg Nogg
Latest posts by Elf Meg Nogg (see all)

Despite the disruption to operations at the Regional Tracking Center for Sector 3 in Vik, Iceland North Pole Flight Command is moving ahead with plans to shift test flights of Santa’s Sleigh (Version 2) to the skies of Europe in the coming days.

“We need flight tests in winter weather,” said Elf Buck Sanchez, Flight Operations Director at the North Pole. “We see a lot of active winter weather in Europe coming so we’re going there.”

Test flights of Santa’s sleigh continue to perform well. At this time, no further adjustments of the sleigh are anticipated. Tests over Sector 5 the past week have been successful.

As for the situation in Vik and the set up of a temporary tracking center in Norway, we anticipate being able to share news on that in a few days.

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
Elf Meg Nogg
Latest posts by Elf Meg Nogg (see all)

North Pole Flight Command will once again offer free texting services via official North Pole websites.

These services will allow site visitors to receive texts of news and updates from the North Pole.

Santa Updates, alerts for Santa Trackers, and general news links will be made available, with a special schedule set up for December 23rd and 24th.

Sign-up forms will be published soon.

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
Elf Meg Nogg
Latest posts by Elf Meg Nogg (see all)

Version 2 of Santa’s sleigh continues to test. North Pole Flight Command reports the test flights continue today over the west coast of Australia. But a critical marker in the build schedule of the actual sleigh Santa will fly on Christmas Eve has been marked.

Even though Santa and Mrs. Claus are not at the North Pole at the moment builders in the Sleigh Department are moving forward with building Santa’s actual sleigh.

Elf Quinton Q. Quigley, head of Research and Development at the North Pole, authorized moving forward on the project.

“This build needs time,” Elf Quinton said. “With the two-month mark until Christmas approaching, we need to get things together. So I’m moving forward based on Santa’s latest feedback and the approval of Mrs. Claus given to us when she was last here.”

Meanwhile, a test flight schedule for the month of November is being discussed right now in North Pole Flight Command.

We will keep you posted.