In the crazy world of the airlines, both of them will probably be fired.
Yeah, they saved the aircraft, but had the aircraft been destoyed, the insurance company would have delivered a shiny new aircraft to the line.
So the company's point of view is that they are probably out 100 million dollars. Losing an aircraft with nobody onboard to a terrorist act or act of war is probably a good thing. No liability/negligence...
But it would certainly make a good scene in a movie
Cheers
Wino