Elf Roger Star has signed off on the final build and inspections of Amelia, Santa’s new sleigh. The first test flights of this first version of the new sleigh will begin soon over the skies of the North Pole. Although 32 sleighs were ordered, only 4 sleighs are presently scheduled for flight. Those four sleighs […]
The test flights of Santa’s sleigh have been scheduled for the first week of June since the beginning of the year. Due to the late authorization to build the sleigh prototypes – and the number of sleighs that Santa has ordered – there will be a slight delay in launching the test flights. We had […]
Word out of the Reindeer Operations Department is that all medical evaluations have been completed by the veterinarian team at the Kringle Reindeer Center and all test flight reindeer have been cleared for flight. At present there are 72 test flight reindeer queued for duty. Seeing that the build for the new sleigh – the […]
Late yesterday the official order came from Santa for 32 sleighs to be built. As reported by North Pole Flight Command, the order took the sleigh department by surprise. Each time a new sleigh was ordered last year during the test flight process there was a standing order for 12 sleighs for each new version […]
The official order from Santa for the build of Amelia – the named first version of his all new sleigh – has been issued and it is taking sleigh builders in the Sleigh Department by surprise. Santa has ordered 32 sleighs as part of this first build. That’s very unusual. Last year the standing order […]
The first North Pole Chat of 2026 is scheduled for Leon Day, June 25th at 3pm EST. Leon Day, of course, marks the halfway point to Christmas. (Leon is Noel spelled backwards). This traditional day at the North Pole is the unofficial kick off to Christmas in July. The chat will be held in the […]
Activity is buzzing at both North Pole Flight Command and the Kringle Reindeer Center as both test pilots and test flight reindeer are in training. As North Pole Flight Command reported the other day, the first prototypes of Santa’s new sleigh have been built and are on display. Crowds of elves anxious to see what […]
School is in session at North Pole Flight Command as reindeer and test pilots alike have been briefed on features new to Santa’s sleigh and are now being taught changes in flight procedures. All training sessions are being held in secure facilities. Details of all the new data and instruction have been classified as “top […]The Department of Elf Resources at the North Pole has extended a deadline to all North Pole elves to complete their vacations before Leon Day, which is June 25th. Leon Day marks the halfway point to Christmas and it is the unofficial start of Christmas in July. It is also a customary marker for elf […]
A new episode of the North Pole Podcast just dropped and in it Elf Crash Murphy explains a little more in depth about what’s happening with the Elf Community here at SantaTrackers.net. While development continues – and I know this only because I’m part of the testing team at Flight Command — Elf Crash does […]
Engineers and craftsmen are hard at work in the Sleigh Department at the North Pole constructing the first prototype of Santa’s new sleigh. The prototype currently under construction will never take flight. The purpose of this first build is to test it for structural integrity in the Sleigh Lab. Using a variety of test conditions […]
