The information content of all these lists, black or white, is negligeable. While the publication of lists is a necessary political move, enhancing the values of transparency and public participation, in my opinion it doesn't help customers or business partners alike to make the right choice. Blacklisted companies are anyway out of business, whitelisted companies are simply those, which are still on the market. Or should I infer that there are still some kind of "greylisted" airlines, which are legally offering their services in the market but which are not found to be safe enough as to be whitelisted?