PDF comments in Air application

Hi,
I have a need to offer PDF reading and commenting in a cross platform app, and it would appear that Air would be a great way to accomplish this.
However, it does not appear that the commenting tools work in an Air app.
I can see comments previously added to a PDF outside of Air, but the controls to allow commenting and highlighting are absent in Air.
I am using Flash Builder 4.0.1 on Mac OSX 10.6.6, and I have Reader X installed.
If this is a limitation of Air applications, is it likely to be removed in the future? I'm afraid that if I can't enable the comment mechanism I'm going to have to look for another solution.
Thanks,
Marty

I also need to know if there is a solution.
ilsh

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