I see no press release from the FAA this year as we saw in the past: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APA 95-00 December 20, 2000 Contact: Lynn McCloud Phone: 202-267-3057 FAA Approves High-Tech Sleigh; First Flight Set for December 24 WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it issued a supplemental type certificate for a new version of Santa's sleigh. FAA Administrator Jane F. Garvey issued the type certificate at the annual meeting of the Sleigh Airworthiness Next Technology Association (SANTA). "This new sleigh incorporates the most advanced navigation and safety technology - its operational capabilities, especially in cold, dark nighttime conditions will be second to none," Garvey told the 200 S.A.N.T.A. members, or elves, gathered at the annual meeting. The first flight of the new sleigh will be on Christmas Eve. While the new sleigh - tail number N1225 - retains the classic features of the previous edition, including eight-reindeer thrust and supplemental navigation by Rudolph, the new version includes state-of-the-art technology. Its cockpit, or dashboard, features an integrated avionics package with GPS navigation. New safety features include a Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS) as well as a Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS). One of the most important new features, Garvey noted, especially for the portion of Santa's trip in the Northern Hemisphere, are in-sleigh displays of digital weather graphics and text through the FAA's Flight Information Service Data Link (FISDL). The FAA said Santa's Christmas Eve flight plan is expected to be longer this year and include more stops. According to official North Pole projections, both Available Santa Miles (ASMs) and Revenue Present Miles (RPMs) will be higher this year. The increase in ASMs is the result of worldwide population increases. RPMs will be up due to more children being nice and not naughty over the past year. The FAA issued a waiver authorizing Santa to land at alternate airfields, including housetops and other non-traditional landing strips, so that he can avoid delays at the nation's busiest airports. Travelers using major U.S. airports on Christmas Eve can check the FAA's Web site at www.fly.faa.gov to find out about weather conditions and airport delays. Additional consumer information is available at www.faa.gov. Kevin Cleaver <kevin@flybhx.co.uk> wrote: Try http://www.noradsanta.org/english/index.html Rgds Kevin Cleaver -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Roger James Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 6:11 AM To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: santa tracking site A friend of mine who is not on the list is looking for any Santa tracking site to follow his progress. Thanxs in advance for any assistance. The owner of Roger's Trinbago Site: Roj (Roger James) *************************************************** Trinbago site: http://www.tntisland.com ICQ: ICQ # 15836110 ICQ Pager: mailto:15836110@pager.icq.com escape email #!1 mailto:ejames@escape.ca yahoo email #2: mailto:triniroj@yahoo.com Yahoo Pager: triniroj Caribbean Brass & Soca Connection Group on Yahoo: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/caribsocabrass Caribbean Brass & Soca Connection Club Website http://www.tntisland.com/caribbeansocabrassconnection/ ******************************************************* Steel Expressions Orch http://www.escape.ca/~ejames/se/ email #1: mailto:steelexpressions@yahoo.com email #2: mailto:steelexpressions@home.com ******************************************************* The Trinbago Site of the Week: (TV6) http://www.tv6tnt.com/ (Trinidad & Tobago CNN TV6) courtesy of Roj Trinbago Website & TnT Web Directory Roj's Trinbago Website: http://www.tntisland.com TnT Web Directory: http://search.co.tt ********************************************************* --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online at Yahoo! Greetings.