Granted I've only been back flying a couple weeks now, but for the most part there have been decent fights. There were two or three nights where I was landing due to lack of fuel, which never happens when I fly as I tend to aim for the biggest batch of red and get myself killed over and over.
For what it's worth the good fights I've seen tended to be between two bases, not over one or the other, and with not a ton of alt, just folks having at it.
Still the same old game, just less bodies right now. Same complaints, same excuses, same folks forgetting no one really dies, planes are free. You get the drill