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[[underline]] Relation of the Air Line Pilots' Retirement System and other Retirement Systems. [[/underline]]

68. Q. Would the Air Line Pilots' Retirement Act remove air line pilots from the coverage of the old age and survivors insurance system under the Social Security Act?

A. No. Air line pilots would continue under Title II of the Social Security Act and would pay social security taxes as at present. (See Questions 28 and 66).

69. Q. Is the retirement annuity under the Air Line Pilots' Retirement System to be paid in addition to the insurance payment under Title II of the Social Security Act?

A. No. The primary insurance benefit under TItle II of the Social Security Act is payable, upon the retirement of the individual entitled, at or after 65. As soon as a pilot could become entitled to a Title II benefit by applying for it, his annuity under the Pilot's system would be reduced by the amount of the Title II benefit, or by part of that amount.

70. Q. When would the annuity under the Pilots' System be reduced by all the insurance payment under Title II and when by only part of it?

A. If the primary insurance benefit under Title II is based entirely on wages paid to the air line pilot by an air line company which is an employer under the Pilots' system, the entire amount of such benefit would be subtracted, at or after 65, from the annuity under the Pilots' System. On the other hand, if the primary insurance benefit under Social Security is based both on wages from as an air line employer and from other employers subject to Social Security, only part of the insurance benefit would be subtracted from the Pilots' System annuity.