D'oh
Obviously someone has to buy or lease aircraft - on their own, in consortia or as part of NPAS.
Same rules. One less member in the club but also one less aircraft to raise capital for (or revenue to lease)
But SY will now have to pay 100% for their aircraft, whereas the rest have to pay for the remaining 24 or whatever, between the remaining 40 members or so.
Also I doubt that SY will get the HO grant of 40% as in the past! which might be available to those more amenable to NPAS.
So by my maths SY will be paying (much) more than proportionatley everyone else. Not to mention not being able to cut a better deal by being part of a bigger purchase, support arrangement etc.
I bet the authority didn't mention that - at least it didn't make it into the local newspapers - might be embarrassing eh...