Airborne is the perfect entertainment for casual gamers but it probably won't be worth much to hardcore ones.
Graphics really appealed to me and the war sounded authentic. There is even little blood this time which is new to the CoD and MoH series but still war seems somehow sterile and... clean. Models are not damaged when hit by bullets and even rockets and that is something that would really make WW2 games more inspiring.
Airborne also delivers great multiplayer which is fast and comes close to the first Call of Duty which is great IMO.
The only real downfall of the game is how short the single campaign is. Experienced players would probably sear through it in less than 6 hours. Of course that's why the game is so intense - crap has been cut off. Still if there were twice as many levels, everything would have been great.
Speaking of levels, for the first time they are not linear. Though not presented perfectly, jumping off the plane each time and choosing (partially) where to land creates a nice Commandos feeling. At some point it appeared to me that Striking Force levels should have been made like this and it would have saved the game.
Anyway, Airborne to me is a nice casual title with few pretentions which leaves little space for disappointments and that's probably what makes the game good.