the search has expanded off the coast of indonesia, the uss sampson will join the search later today. tony fernandez is keeping families informed. he s the former host of the apprentice asia. he bought airasia for 25 cents and turned it around. he s now facing a much tougher challenge. poppy harlow reporting. reporter: tony fernandez is living the moment every airline executive dreads. we re devastated about what s happened. reporter: airasia ceo since 2001, fernandez tweeted more than a dozen times in the hours following the plane s disappearance. this is my worst nightmare. we will go through this terrible ordeal together. i m concerned right now for the relatives the and for the next of kin. reporter: the approach of airasia s ceo thus far stands in stark contrast to that of malaysia airlines and its ceo known as a.j. after mh-370
around. poppy harlow has a look at how he s handling this case so far. reporter: tony fernandes is living the moment every airline executive dreads. airasia ceo since 2001, he treated more than a dozen times in the hours following the plane s disappearance. this is my worse nightmare. we will go through this terrible ordeal together. our concern right now is for the relatives and next of ken. reporter: the approach of airasia thus far stands in stark contrast to malaysia airlines after mh 370 disappeared. it is a boeing triple 7 wide body jet. all affected passengers and crew and their family members. reporter: but malaysia airlines didn t tell families that flight 370 was missing until after it was supposed to
he s a former host of the apprentice asia who bought the airline for less than a buck. but now he s facing his biggest challenge. the story from cnn s poppy harlow. reporter: tony fernandez is living the moment every airline executive dreads. we are very devastated about what s happened. reporter: airasia s ceo since 2001 fernandez tweeted more than a dozen times in the hours following the plane s disappearance. this is my worst nightmare. we will go through this terrible ordeal together. our concern right now is for the relatives and for the next of kin. reporter: the approach of airasia s ceo thus far stands in stark contrast to that of malaysia s ceo after mh-370 disappeared. it is a boeing 777 wide body twin jet. our thoughts and prayers are with all affected passengers and crew and their family members.