EXHIBIT31.1

SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TORULE 13a-14 AND15d-14 UNDERTHE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, ASAMENDED

I, Edward J. Fred, certifythat:

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|  | 1.  | I have reviewed this Annual Report onForm 10-K of CPI Aerostructures, Inc.; |

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|  | 2.  | Basedon my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of amaterial fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make thestatements made, in light of the circumstances under which suchstatements were made, not misleading with respect to the period coveredby this report; |

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|  | 3.  | Based on my knowledge, thefinancial statements, and other financial information included in thisreport, fairly present in all material respects the financialcondition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant asof, and for, the periods presented in thisreport; |

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|  | 4.  | The registrant’s othercertifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing andmaintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in ExchangeAct Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant andhave: |

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|  | (a)  | Designed such disclosure controls andprocedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to bedesigned under our supervision, to ensure that material informationrelating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, ismade known to us by others within those entities, particularly duringthe period in which this report is beingprepared; |

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|  | (b)  | [intentionallyomitted]; |

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|  | (c)  | Evaluated the effectiveness ofthe registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures andpresented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of thedisclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period coveredby this report based on such evaluation;and |

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|  | (d)  | Disclosed in this report any change inthe registrant’s internal control over financial reporting thatoccurred during the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter that hasmaterially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, theregistrant’s internal control over financial reporting;and |

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|  | 5.  | The registrant’s other certifyingofficer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation ofinternal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’sauditors and to the audit committee of the registrant’s board ofdirectors (or persons performing the equivalentfunctions): |

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|  | (a)  | All significant deficiencies andmaterial weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control overfinancial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect theregistrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and reportfinancial information; and |

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|  | (b)  | Any fraud, whetheror not material, that involves management or other employees who have asignificant role in the registrant’s internal control overfinancial reporting. |

Date: March  30,2006

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|  | By:  /s/ Edward J.Fred                          |     Name:Edward J. Fred    Title: Chief ExecutiveOfficer,                  President andSecretary |

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