About Sharp Airlines
Based in Australia, Sharp Airlines is a regional airline. Its IATA code is SH. Its hubs are Adelaide (ADL), Brisbane (BNE), Launceston (LST) and Melbourne Essendon (MEB). Its fleet includes the Fairchild Metro III and Fairchild Metro 23.
Sharp Airlines runs a cadet route for future pilots: the Sharp Cadetship Program. The careers portal for pilots is linked in the profile on this page. You will find the listed requirements on this page: licence, right to work and education. This page sets out the selection in 1 stage.
The selection phase
Where to train for Sharp Airlines
2 flight schools have a published link with this airline. Each entry says what the link is and who states it.
Sharp AirlinesHamilton, Australia · Sharp Cadetship ProgramAirline's own academyAccording to the school
Inbound AviationMangalore, AustraliaCadet programme partnerAccording to the school
Sharp Airlines at a glance
- IATA / ICAO
- SH1
- Country
- Australia
- Hubs
- Adelaide (ADL), Brisbane (BNE), Launceston (LST), Melbourne Essendon (MEB)1
- Fleet
- Fairchild Metro III, Fairchild Metro 231
- Cadet programme
- Sharp Cadetship Program3
What does Sharp Airlines ask of pilots?
- Licence
- Cadetship: prerequisite of Inbound Aviation's AVI50222 Diploma of Aviation (Commercial Pilot Licence Aeroplane)4
- Right to work
- Australian citizens or permanent residents only4
- Education
- Year 12 or higher4
- 1Wikipedia: Sharp Airlines · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 2Sharp Airlines | Regional Flights to King, Flinders Island & Charter · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 3Cadetship | Sharp Airlines · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 4Sharp Airlines Cadetship - Inbound Aviation · accessed 11 Oct 2026

