India, July 14 -- Almost a month after Air India Flight AI171 crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, killing over 260 people, a close friend of the flight's co-pilot Clive Kunder has penned a deeply emotional tribute on social media.

Calling him a "family" she wrote that flying aircrafts wasn't "just a job for him," but it was "all heart." She remembered him as 'the most beautiful, generous and kindest soul'

Clive Kunder was at the controls of the ill-fated Boeing 787 Dreamliner when it lost thrust moments after taking off from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on June 12. The aircraft crashed into a medical college hostel, killing all but one of the 242 onboard and 19 people on the ground.

Kunder, a resid...