Currently flying the jet, does not guarantee you would get the jet at Mesaba. It's all about the needs at the time, so you could very well get the saab. In fact in the past, the lower time folks have been going to the jets and the higher time guys going to the saab, to facilitate an easier upgrade when the time comes. Again... it all depends. So no you are not "chosen" to fly the jet. And any anti turboprop attitude will not sit well with anyone at XJ. Almost every single CA has flown at least one of the TPs we've operated from the metro to the F27 to the dash and saab.