I think AIR may have potential as an alternative to Adonis Campaign, Launch Campaign, Private Contracts, The Root, and Worlds Plaza as a recurring-economy engine for Blue Sun.
Let's review the pros and cons compared with the gold standard, Adonis:
CONS
It must be rezzed through the runner's entire turn in order to recoup the money you get off it, unlike Adonis Campaign where you only need to pay to rez it right before you pick it up.
Its trash cost is one lower than Adonis. (This does matter - the primary reason to play Private Contracts is its high trash cost.)
Its returns diminish the more ice you put in front of it (since you'll have to pay the install cost), whereas Adonis will always be three credits for a click.
As an Upgrade, can't be retrieved with Executive Boot Camp.
PROS
Zero influence. And unlike Pri-Con, gives three credits per click.
Setting aside the cost for rezzing it, which can potentially be recouped by picking it up, guarantees the three credits for the click, whereas Adonis only pays out the money if the runner doesn't trash it.
Upgrade, so it can be installed anywhere - on top of existing assets, in scoring servers, or even in central servers - where Adonis needs to have its own quiet little space. This also means AIR synergizes much better with The Root, since you don't have to protect two separate remote servers.
If you're willing to accept the diminishing returns, can pay out on additional installs in the same turn, where Adonis Campaign will never earn you more money than three credits per turn.
Synergizes slightly better with Executive Boot Camp, since its effect doesn't happen at the start of a turn. (If you leave it down on the board for a turn, you can use an EBC to rez it for three credits instead of four and then break even on your first piece of ice installed.)
I don't know which is better, but it's worth testing.