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Sarah Bickle

Communications Specialist Maintenance and Engineering
Dallas, TX  | 

Sarah McManus Bickle, frequent flyer. Communicator by day, introvert by late afternoon. Possibly the only person alive who, at age 6, wanted to be a technical writer. Technically, I'm a writer, so...there's that. I work with aviation's best in SWA Maintenance and Engineering.

Fun Facts

Languages

English, Engineer

Hobbies

knittery, strategery, numchucks

Family

mom, dad, kid sis, and a passle of people who've been around long enough to be called family

College

Baylor University

Favorite Sports Teams

My friends' kids' soccer teams

Favorite Travel Destinations

Marfa, Santa Fe, southern California

Your Favorite Southwest Story

Mine: love brought me here, LUV lifted me up. http://thomasbickle.blogspot.com/2007/12/most-powerful-woman-in-travel-and.html

Recent Activity:

Recent Activity Posts

Heroes in the Hangar

By: Sarah Bickle sbickle

Mar 06 2012
Some of you know that February is Black History month, and probably slightly fewer of you know that March is Women’s History Month.  I’ll be honest, I had to double check both of those with Wikipedia. Here in Southwest Maintenance and Engineering, it’s easy to forget which culture we’re supposed to be celebrating each month.  Not because we’re insensitive or unfocused on diversity—... read more

Workin' at the Plane Wash

By: Sarah Bickle sbickle

Jan 31 2012
On Fridays, the car wash in my neighborhood is always full of young men getting their cars date-ready.  Here at Southwest, we are the LUV airline, but impressing the ladies isn’t the only thing on our minds when we wash our planes. To get an airplane ready for a wash, Appearance Technicians pull on their big water-repellant suits and drag out the hoses.  Mechanics position the airplane... read more

Mechanics Create Whale of a Playhouse for Kids in Need

By: Sarah Bickle sbickle

Aug 22 2011
In Dallas' NorthPark Center, a village has appeared.  Quirky houses, clearly made for small folks and decorated to beat the band, turn up each year to draw smiles and looks of wonder. The playhouses on display for CASA’s fundraiser offer plenty of “ooh” and “aww” moments... but please don’t hold it against me if I insist that the playhouse SWA Mechanics built is the coolest one. It’s a... read more

Southwest Airlines Mechanic Wins Prestigious Award

By: Sarah Bickle sbickle

Apr 19 2010
On April 15, Maintenance’s Don Hammer received the highest award that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has to offer to Mechanics, the Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award.  The award honors Don’s 30 years as a licensed Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) and his fifty years in the aviation industry.  President Emeritus Colleen Barrett, Executive Vice President Operations Mike Van de... read more

Recent Activity Luvs

Tools from the Heart

By: Kari Kennedy kkennedy

Mar 30 2011
I’m a girl who loves tools and knows how to use them.  I don’t pound a nail into the wall using a high-heel shoe.   I own a compound miter saw, jigsaw, two power drills, and a bevy of other miscellaneous tools that can be used around the house for a variety of projects. Of course they are all hung in their places on a pegboard in the garage.  And none are pink or girly, though... read more