Well..let's just set it right.
The 200 and 700 are on the same bid sheet and pilots swap between the two all the time. I'll get called for a 200 trip then reflowed into a 700 trip a few hours later. Line holders have exclusive 200 or 700 lines for the month but are free to bid equipment prefrence each month.
Aspen will be flown in the 700 by SkyWest.
And as far as hiring accelerated program guys...I think the pilots who do 1/2 of the interview (HR does the other half) can see thru most of that b.s. and hire accordingly. No one wants a snot nosed kid who has everything handed to them with an ego to match on a 4 day trip. Not everyone in those programs is like that tho... so I think those qualified guys have no issue getting hired.