EXHIBIT (31.1)CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TORULE 13A-14 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TOSECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Joseph G. Morone, certify that:

|1. | I have reviewed this quarterly
        report on Form 10-Q of Albany International Corp.;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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|2. | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly
        report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
        to state a materialfact necessary to make the statements made, in light
        of the circumstances under which such statements were made, notmisleading
        with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;                     
|3. | Based upon my knowledge, the financial
        statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly
        report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,
        results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for,
        the periods presented in this quarterly report;                                    
|4. | The registrants other certifying
        officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
        controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
        15d-15 (e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined
        in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and
        we have:
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|5. | The registrants other certifying
        officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of
        internal control over financialreporting, to the registrants auditors
        and the audit committee of registrants board of directors:                                                                                                               
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Date: November 5, 2009

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| | By | /s/ Joseph G. Morone                 
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| |    | Joseph G. Morone                     
| |    | President and Chief Executive Officer
| |    | (Principal Executive Officer)        

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