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* New strike mission option (checkbox on mission editor): "Use auto-planner". When checked, the aircraft assigned to a strike mission will use the new flight planner functionality (off-axis ingress & egress, profile-driven throttle/altitude etc.). When disabled, the aircraft will use the conventional "down the throat" approach.
This option allows authors of both existing & new scenarios to selectively make use of the new functionality without having to re-test all their work for possible problems. (It is also handy for those situations where a "straight axis" attack profile is preferred.)

* New significant AI/AirOps feature: Automatic generation of flight plan for strike missions.
While taking off, the strike group lead (or individual aircraft, if not in a group) plots a reasonable flight profile for the airstrike, consisting of initial form-up (marshal) point, IP, split-point (where aircraft actually commence their attack runs), rejoin point and return. The throttle & altitude presets for each point are provided by the loadout mission profile. The ingress (IP -> split) and egress (target -> rejoin) legs of the flight plan are deliberately placed in offset from the base-to-target axis in order to make the ingress & egress paths unpredictable.
The player can modify any of these points in order to customize the strike plan.