Brazil's ANAC announces winners of the fourth SustentAr program

Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) announced the winners of the fourth edition of the SustentAr program on November 4 at 10 a.m. via a live broadcast on its official YouTube channel. The program promotes the adoption of sustainable practices by airlines and air taxi operators operating in Brazil. This edition's assessment method changed to scoring based on environmental performance indicators, covering fuel efficiency, aircraft noise levels, electricity and sustainable fuel use, and the inclusion of sustainability criteria in service and supplier procurement. The program also added a category for social and environmental innovation initiatives and changed to being held every two years. Subsequent reporting stated that in the fourth SustentAr award, the airline category award was given to Latam, Líder Aviação received the best assessment in the air taxi category, and Azul's Movimento ARA was recognized as a "social and environmental highlight initiative."