Pilot's House Raided As Questions Mount

Confirmation by the Malaysian authorities that the missing airliner was deliberately diverted has refocused attention on the pilots.

Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah and his First Officer Fariq Abdul Hamid are among the few who would have been in a position to tamper with equipment on MH370.

Experts say that the Boeing 777's transponder would have had to be turned off, which would have required technical knowledge.

Malaysia's prime minister said the jet's communications had been deliberately disabled by "someone on the plane".

Pilots Fariq Abdul Hamid and Zaharie Ahmad Shah

Shortly after he spoke on Saturday morning, it was revealed that police in Malaysia had searched the home of Mr Shah.

Sky News' Niall Paterson said police were expected to be searching the home of the co-pilot too.

Hijacking has also not been ruled out, but the country's prime minister refused to be drawn on the matter, saying instead authorities were "refocusing their investigation into the crew and passengers on board."

Reports emerged last week that Mr Hamid, 27, had entertained two women in the cockpit during a flight between the Thai island of Phuket and Malay capital Kuala Lumpur in 2011.

Australian woman Jonti Roos alleged that Mr Hamid and another pilot had talked to her and a friend, smoked and posed for photos in a clear violation of aviation rules.

Mr Hamid has about 2,800 hours of flying experience and has worked for Malaysia Airlines since 2007.

Malaysian Airlines said it was shocked by the claims about Mr Hamid's conduct.

The house of Fariq Abdul Hamid on Saturday

Neighbor Ayop Jantan told the Associated Press that he had heard that Mr Hamid was engaged and planning his wedding

Police were seen outside the home of Captain Shah on Saturday - a gated community in the town of Shah Alam, just outside of Kuala Lumpur. No officers were seen outside the home of Mr Hamid.

Captain Shah, 53, joined Malaysian Airline in 1981 and was known as an avid flying buff who had clocked more than 18,000 flying hours.

Fariq Abdul Hamid with Jonti Roos and a friend

The grandfather is said to have enjoyed flying miniature planes on his days off and had created a series of "community service" YouTube videos with handy hints to help cut bills.

He was also a certified flight simulator examiner and had sufficient knowledge to know how to build a simulator of his own.

Several days ago, the Malaysians were forced to deny raiding the pilots' homes, when suggestions that the place could have been deliberately diverted first emerged.

Despite that, police said on Friday they were looking at their psychological background, their family life and connections.

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