This info about the "7 hours after losing contact" was in the Malaysian press release a day ago, as well as the deliberately turned off transponder & radar.
I hope no one is reading the daily mail or usual non-reputable news sites lol, I suggest reading the Guardian site and other's they link too Every bit of information they have posted so far has been true. No speculation or lies, they post the truth
E: The Pilot has been in that position for 30 years. Hardly a time to be thinking about stealing a large plane. However, the Co-Pilot, of Islam religion hasn't been in that pos