 In December 1962 Air Guinée signed a contract with Alaska Airlines which saw the latter company providing management expertise , in addition to two Douglas DC @-@ 6s . The deal would have seen Alaska Airlines contracting with the airline over a seven @-@ year period but the contract ended after only six months , leading to the United States Agency for International Development paying a US $ 700 @,@ 000 debt owed by the Guinean airline to Alaska Airlines . 
