Plan Provides COLAs

William Hohri asked for the name of “one major private pension plan that provides for cost-of-living adjustments” for retirees (letter, Oct. 18). Hughes Aircraft Co.’s plan is one. This includes the time it was part of General Motors Corp. and the time it was part of Raytheon. I checked my records for the last three years and verified that my COLA percentage increases from the Hughes plan have consistently been a little greater than those for my Social Security payments. I’ve been receiving this kind of benefit treatment from the Hughes plan for nearly 20 years.

R.W. KEATON

Altadena