Athar Husain Khan was a husband, father, leader of the EBAA, and friend to many. Athar has been actively involved in European and international aviation for over 30 years and passionately advocated for a better, sustainable future for air transport. A lawyer by training with experience in various fields of law, he enjoyed a wide and varied career in both the private and public aviation sector. Athar was brought up in a bilingual family and spent his early years in the Middle-East, not surprisingly he had a lifelong interest in the interactional aspects of eastern and western culture, religion and politics. An avid sportsman, Athar enjoyed cricket, golf, cycling, running (he has run the New York City marathon three times), and also represented his country at international level at squash. He was a keen aviator and held a private pilot’s license. Above all, Athar was a family man and leaves behind his beloved wife and son.

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