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Elf Harold Star2026-06-08 00:01:062026-06-01 10:56:14Santa’s Reindeer Recalled for Test Flight Duty
200 Days to Launch
Today marks 200 days until Santa’s launch and according to experts in North Pole Flight Command the project of getting Santa’s sleigh ready for flight is on track despite a slight delay in the launch of test flights. “Our objective is to have the sleigh ready for when Santa leaves,” explained Elf Roger Star. “The […]
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Elf Harold Star2026-06-06 00:01:052026-06-01 10:50:08200 Days to Santa’s Launch
Amelia Test Flights Begin Over the North Pole
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 […]
Test Flights Delayed
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 […]
Test Flight Reindeer Cleared for Flight
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 […]
Santa Orders Build for Amelia
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 […]
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Elf Harold Star2026-05-18 14:18:572026-05-18 14:20:11Reindeer and Test Pilots in Training
Changes for Santa’s Flight
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 […]
Radical New Sleigh Design Takes Shape
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 […]
250 Days Until Santa’s Launch
Today marks 250 days until Santa’s launch and many elves are concerned. We still do not have a new design for Santa’s sleigh for this year. Nothing has been built. And test flights are supposed to begin in about six weeks. As we last reported a debate has raged all year about the new sleigh […]
New Sleigh Design Debate Continues
The design of Santa’s new sleigh is mired in debate at North Pole Flight Command. According to North Pole Flight Command Director, Elf Roger Star, who is an experienced sleigh designer himself, the controversy stems from a proposed radical new design some are calling “forward box design”. Many on the Sleigh Committee want to build […]
