Edgar Melo Costa — News https://edgarmelocosta.com/news/ News and commentary by Edgar Melo Costa en McKinsey finds leisure airports drove most US private jet growth since 2019https://edgarmelocosta.com/news/mckinsey-business-aviation-2026-leisure-demand/https://edgarmelocosta.com/news/mckinsey-business-aviation-2026-leisure-demand/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:27:06 -0400Edgar Melo CostaEdgar Melo Costa on McKinsey's 2026 business aviation report and why ground capacity, not aircraft, now limits private flying. Quintessential adds Montes and Kaiken to its US wine import portfoliohttps://edgarmelocosta.com/news/quintessential-montes-kaiken-us-import-portfolio/https://edgarmelocosta.com/news/quintessential-montes-kaiken-us-import-portfolio/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:23:26 -0400Edgar Melo CostaEdgar Melo Costa on Quintessential adding Montes and Kaiken, and what it says about how wine importers build portfolios. Legora hits $8.8 billion as legal AI revenue doubles in six monthshttps://edgarmelocosta.com/news/legora-8-8-billion-series-e-revenue-doubles/https://edgarmelocosta.com/news/legora-8-8-billion-series-e-revenue-doubles/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 04:20:33 -0400Edgar Melo CostaEdgar Melo Costa on Legora's $550 million Series E and why the consumer side of legal AI is still wide open. Sheinbaum moves to address agave prices that fell from 32 pesos to onehttps://edgarmelocosta.com/news/sheinbaum-agave-price-crisis-farmers/https://edgarmelocosta.com/news/sheinbaum-agave-price-crisis-farmers/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:23:33 -0400Edgar Melo CostaEdgar Melo Costa on President Sheinbaum's push to address Mexico's agave price collapse and what it means for tequila farmers and drinkers. The Plaza's four-year closure shows what old hotels really cost to keephttps://edgarmelocosta.com/news/plaza-hotel-four-year-closure-facade/https://edgarmelocosta.com/news/plaza-hotel-four-year-closure-facade/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 04:23:29 -0400Edgar Melo CostaEdgar Melo Costa on the Plaza Hotel's four-year closure for facade work and what it teaches hotel investors about underwriting. STA Jets buys Denver's International Jet as charter operators consolidatehttps://edgarmelocosta.com/news/sta-jets-acquires-international-jet-denver/https://edgarmelocosta.com/news/sta-jets-acquires-international-jet-denver/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:27:25 -0400Edgar Melo CostaEdgar Melo Costa on STA Jets buying International Jet and what charter consolidation means for operators, owners and flyers. Italian wine exports to the US rose nearly 17% in Q3, but it looks like restockinghttps://edgarmelocosta.com/news/italian-wine-exports-us-third-quarter-restocking/https://edgarmelocosta.com/news/italian-wine-exports-us-third-quarter-restocking/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:21:31 -0400Edgar Melo CostaEdgar Melo Costa on the Q3 jump in Italian wine exports to the US and why importers should watch depletions, not shipments. Chariot Claims raises $10M to bring mass arbitration to consumershttps://edgarmelocosta.com/news/chariot-claims-10m-mass-arbitration-consumers/https://edgarmelocosta.com/news/chariot-claims-10m-mass-arbitration-consumers/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:22:39 -0400Edgar Melo CostaEdgar Melo Costa on Chariot Claims' $10M Series A and why AI-powered consumer claims need licensed lawyers in the loop. Costco wins dismissal of the Kirkland "100% agave" tequila lawsuithttps://edgarmelocosta.com/news/costco-kirkland-agave-lawsuit-dismissed/https://edgarmelocosta.com/news/costco-kirkland-agave-lawsuit-dismissed/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:22:57 -0400Edgar Melo CostaEdgar Melo Costa on a Seattle ruling that sent the Kirkland tequila agave dispute back to Mexico, and why label trust now matters more. AXE sells three Osaka hotels to Creal for nearly double its 2024 pricehttps://edgarmelocosta.com/news/axe-osaka-hotels-sale-creal-double/https://edgarmelocosta.com/news/axe-osaka-hotels-sale-creal-double/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:22:10 -0400Edgar Melo CostaEdgar Melo Costa on AXE's JPY 21 billion Osaka hotel sale and why reopening closed hotels creates value. NetJets is building private terminals in Dallas, Dulles and Riflehttps://edgarmelocosta.com/news/netjets-private-terminals-dallas-dulles-rifle/https://edgarmelocosta.com/news/netjets-private-terminals-dallas-dulles-rifle/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:23:41 -0400Edgar Melo CostaEdgar Melo Costa on NetJets' new private terminals and what the race for airport space means for charter clients. Pernod Ricard's US sales fell 10%. Distributor inventory explains most of it.https://edgarmelocosta.com/news/pernod-ricard-us-sales-inventory-cuts/https://edgarmelocosta.com/news/pernod-ricard-us-sales-inventory-cuts/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:27:03 -0400Edgar Melo CostaEdgar Melo Costa on Pernod Ricard's first quarter, US distributor destocking, and what it means for independent wine importers. A Danish startup shows AI can cut a court case from 15 hours to 1.5https://edgarmelocosta.com/news/smallclaims-ai-litigation-seed-round/https://edgarmelocosta.com/news/smallclaims-ai-litigation-seed-round/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:22:31 -0400Edgar Melo CostaEdgar Melo Costa on SmallClaims' €2 million seed round and why AI plus licensed lawyers is the right model for everyday legal disputes. California grape growers are planting agave as tequila holds steadyhttps://edgarmelocosta.com/news/california-growers-planting-agave/https://edgarmelocosta.com/news/california-growers-planting-agave/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:25:00 -0400Edgar Melo CostaEdgar Melo Costa on California wine growers turning to agave and what it means for tequila, mezcal and MezcalSearch. A $2 billion bid for 93 hotels shows where hotel value is hidinghttps://edgarmelocosta.com/news/svc-hotel-portfolio-2-billion-bid/https://edgarmelocosta.com/news/svc-hotel-portfolio-2-billion-bid/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:30:00 -0400Edgar Melo CostaEdgar Melo Costa on TKO's $2 billion cash bid for Service Properties Trust's 93 hotels and the gap between public and private hotel pricing. Legal AI is worth billions. Consumers are still waiting.https://edgarmelocosta.com/news/legal-ai-billions-consumers-waiting/https://edgarmelocosta.com/news/legal-ai-billions-consumers-waiting/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400Edgar Melo CostaEdgar Melo Costa on Legora's $550 million round and why consumer legal help is the gap iQuash is built to fill. Taxes, not fuel, now set the price of a private flighthttps://edgarmelocosta.com/news/private-jet-charter-taxes-2026/https://edgarmelocosta.com/news/private-jet-charter-taxes-2026/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400Edgar Melo CostaEdgar Melo Costa on why taxation is the biggest cost driver for private jet charter in 2026 and how Melion prices the total trip. American tequila drinkers are trading up, not drinking lesshttps://edgarmelocosta.com/news/us-tequila-drinkers-trading-up/https://edgarmelocosta.com/news/us-tequila-drinkers-trading-up/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400Edgar Melo CostaEdgar Melo Costa on IWSR data showing ultra-premium tequila growth in the US and what it means for agave spirits discovery. Tariffs cut US wine imports by a quarter. Here is where the opportunity is.https://edgarmelocosta.com/news/us-wine-imports-fall-tariffs-2026/https://edgarmelocosta.com/news/us-wine-imports-fall-tariffs-2026/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400Edgar Melo CostaEdgar Melo Costa on why falling US wine imports in 2026 open the door for Spanish, Portuguese and South American estates.