Latest News from North Pole Flight Command

North Pole Flight Command is one very busy place. Each year they build Santa’s sleigh, they test fly it for months, then they launch Santa. But even then their work is not done.

Once Santa is in flight thousands of other sleighs are launched in support of Santa. These sleighs serve many useful purposes.

Some are cargo carriers, keeping Santa supplied with all he needs on his flight (he’s got to keep his sack FULL). Other sleighs are scouts, checking out for weather and obstacles in Santa’s way. Some sleighs carry elves who do repairs or provide support for the reindeer. It takes a lot of sleighs to get Santa around the world!

The North Pole Flight Command Center is where all of that is coordinated. They keep a world map that is updated constantly — even with test flight data. When Santa wants to send a message to folks – such as a Christmas Eve bedtime advisory — it flows through North Pole Flight Command. This is their latest news:

  • New Sleigh Design Approved for Test Flights
    by Elf Meg Nogg on May 25, 2023 at 6:01 am

    Mrs. Claus has signed off on the final prototype design of Santa’s sleigh. With that signature the first official test flights of the new sleigh can begin. Santa gets a new sleigh each year (well, except for last year when he used a really old […]

  • New Sleigh Design Rejected
    by Elf Meg Nogg on April 30, 2023 at 1:18 pm

    The newest design of Santa’s sleigh was rejected in a meeting held at North Pole Flight Command. For months engineers and sleigh designers have followed a very careful path in designing a new sleigh for Santa. After the issues last year with the […]

  • Finalist Locations for Regional Tracking Centers
    by Elf Meg Nogg on April 28, 2023 at 6:01 am

    Elf Roger Star, Director of North Pole Flight Command, today released the final location candidates for regional tracking centers to be used for Christmas 2023. These regional tracking centers, which are new every year, house elf-staffed teams that […]

  • North Pole Navy Deployed to Help Find Santa
    by Elf Meg Nogg on April 22, 2023 at 4:10 pm

    Elf Roger Star, Director of North Pole Flight Command, ordered the North Pole Navy to deploy around the world as efforts to find Santa gets underway. As explained in an announcement this week by Mrs. Claus, many departments at the North Pole are […]

  • 250 Days Until Santa’s Launch
    by Elf Harold Star on April 17, 2023 at 6:01 am

    The North Pole quietly marks 250 days remaining until Santa’s launch. It has been a very eventful time at the North Pole the past two months. Here is a brief recap of where things stand: – Santa is not at the North Pole. He left on walkabout […]

  • International Director of Santa Trackers Named
    by Elf Harold Star on April 1, 2023 at 6:01 am

    Elf Roger Star, new director of North Pole Flight Command, announced today a new International Director of Santa Trackers. Elf Crash Murphy, famously called the Ultimate Santa Tracker, has been promoted to the position. Elf Crash Murphy was the […]

  • Changes Coming to Flight Command
    by Elf Meg Nogg on March 29, 2023 at 6:01 am

    Elf Roger Star has taken charge of North Pole Flight Command. As new director of Flight Command Elf Roger Star has said his first order of business is to review the organizational structure. North Pole Flight Command is charged with planning and […]

  • Elf Roger Star to Lead North Pole Flight Command
    by Elf Harold Star on March 27, 2023 at 7:00 am

    In a surprise announcement today Mrs. Claus said that Elf Roger Star will take up duties as the new director of North Pole Flight Command, effective April 1st. Elf Roger has been serving as the International Director of Santa Trackers where he led […]

  • Mrs. Claus Takes Command
    by Elf Meg Nogg on March 25, 2023 at 9:07 am

    Mrs. Claus has set up office at the North Pole to take charge of Operation Merry Christmas in Santa’s absence while he is on walkabout. She has chosen Elf Trixie to be her Chief of Staff. Elf Trixie has decided that Mrs. Claus’ physical office […]

  • Big Meetings This Week
    by Elf Meg Nogg on March 20, 2023 at 6:30 am

    Santa and Mrs. Claus are meeting with top elves in Flight Command this week. On the agenda seems to be everything from Santa’s sleigh to site selection for regional tracking centers. Santa has promised to stay out of the process for the new design […]