Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
CHOLMONDELEY PAULA H
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/ [AIN] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP., P.O. BOX 1907		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/17/2010
(Street)

ALBANY, NY 12201-1907		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 05/17/2010   S(1)   4,900 D $ 23.92 (2) 4,418 (3) D  
Class A Common Stock               1,508 (4) I by 401(k)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
CHOLMONDELEY PAULA H
C/O ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.
P.O. BOX 1907
ALBANY, NY 12201-1907		   X      

Signatures

 Charles J. Silva, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact   05/19/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Proceeds from the sale were contributed by the reporting person to a 401(k) plan for the benefit of the reporting person, and will be used by the plan to repurchase the same number of shares of the Issuer. The reporting person has agreed to pay to the Issuer, no later than the settlement of the purchase, the full amount of any profit realized in connection with any non-exempt short-swing transactions, less transaction costs. (Sale and purchase of shares required because contribution of shares directly not permitted under the terms of the plan.) Shares held by the plan are deemed beneficially owned by the reporting person. The total number of shares that will be beneficially owned by the reporting person following such repurchase will not be changed as the result of these transactions.
(2) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $23.90 to $23.99, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Albany International Corp., any security holder of Albany International Corp., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (1) to this Form 4.
(3) Includes 408 shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan.
(4) Includes 91 shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan.

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