Maybe the team is busy working on:
Gwneral bugs in 1.5/2.0,
Converting Caucasus to T4,
Finalizing F-86F,
BST F-5E,
NTTR Debuging,
SoH Map,
DX11 Effects revamps,
F-18C Flight Model and Avionics,
Spitfire Development,
MiG-29 PFM and External Model Revamp,
Su-33 PFM,
NTTR Missions,
ATC Revamp,
Among the other things in 1.5/2.0

Im sorry if each and every Dev in EDs office sldoesnt Give a personalized blurb every week of their progress.

The News letters have been anmouncimg the New Comtent, regardless of 1st / 3rd Party, or Content type, you cant fault them for wanting to advertise for themselves or 3rd Parties.