I think if you check Air America had contracts with USAID in SEA back years ago.........
Depending on which Air America you mean, that is partly true... Air America in modern times wasn't actually one company, but a group of several companies with CIA contracts. That's why I say partly true. Southern Air Transport was one of those companies. They did a lot of interesting work. But, towards the end, as the US Gov't contracts ran out, they picked up other legit humanitarian contracts from both USAID and the Un to try and stay afloat. Unfortunately it didn't work, and they ultimately folded. So, getting back to your quote, you're right some AA companies did USAID work, that doesn't make the USAID work any part of the CIA conspiracy stuff. Here's a link to USAID...
http://www.usaid.gov/regions/afr/
Back to the point of the thread, susidization, the US Gov't isn't subsidizing PACTEC. They just have lower costs than certain local organizations because the crews fly for a little less, the insurance is much cheaper, and because they look at what they are doing as humaniterian rather than a money-making venture. This helps them keep costs down...