I wouldn't say that's a given. For example, a similar incident occurred at Rhode Island in 1999, and the air traffic controller responsible was not fired -- mer

I wouldn't say that's a given. For example, a similar incident occurred at Rhode Island in 1999, and the air traffic controller responsible was not fired -- merely sent for retraining before being returned to service. Like this incident, it was another flight crew that prevented the situation from becoming worse, by rejecting their takeoff clearance -- something the pilot-in-command of this Southwest flight should have done when told about a heavy 767 three miles out. EDIT: Link. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1999/12/19/runway-near-miss-probed/1d2a952e-44e1-44a7-8071-267f6ff4c61b/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1999/12/19/r...