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I just installed gSkinners extension for Flash CS3 which creates runnable AIR Files. You just need to have a FLA file open in the Flash IDE. You select it in your Air extension panel and create a Air application.

Installing this extension is also very simple:

The easiest way ist to have Flex 3 ("Moxie") already installed or get it from here. Then get the extension here and install it using the Extension Manager.
Locate the file 'airglobal.swc' on your system. With Flex 3 installed (using a german system) you find it under

C:\Programme\Adobe\Flex Builder 3\sdks\moxie\frameworks\libs\air\.

Copy this file to your flash application directory.

C:\Programme\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\en\Configuration\ActionScript 3.0\Classes

Open your Flash application you want to publish as an AIR application. Open Flash CS3 and open the AIR panel Window>Other Panels>AIRPanel and select your application. Press 'Package' and you will be asked to set the location of the file 'adl.exe'.
This filed you find at

C:\Programme\Adobe\Flex Builder 3\sdks\moxie\bin\

After that your AIR application is going to be published and you can install it on your computer. Nice and easy. Adobe seems to be working on an official implementation supporting AIR in Flash CS3. But for the beginning  this solution is great.

Thanks to gSkinner!