From the Sun-Herald
Two Ansett pilots kill themselves
By Candace Sutton
Two Ansett pilots have taken their lives since the collapse of the nation's second largest airline.
The Sun-Herald has learnt that both pilots were captains.
One was already on stress leave from the airline when he took his life.
The other, a Sydney man and the father of two adult children, gassed himself in his car after Ansett's crash.
While the Ansett Pilots Association has declined to comment on the deaths, a former Ansett employee said at least one death was connected to financial problems.
According to sources, many pilots who find themselves out of work are having to come to terms with lost entitlements and share portfolios worth up to $2million each.
With their financial futures wrecked and their family savings up in smoke, pilots are seeking counselling from psychologists provided by the union.