8-K

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report: November 9, 2005
(Date of earliest event reported)

ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-16214	14-0462060
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission file number)	(IRS employer identification no.)

1373 Broadway, Albany, New York  12204
(518) 445-2200
(Address and telephone number of the registrant’s principal executive offices)

Check the appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the reporting obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 of the Exchange Act

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) Exchange Act

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

At a regular meeting on November 9, 2005, Dr. John F. Cassidy, Jr. was elected as a member of the Board of Directors of the Registrant.  Dr. Cassidy was also appointed as a member of the Compensation Committee.  A copy of the Company’s press release announcing Dr. Cassidy’s election is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)	Not applicable.
(b)	Not applicable.
(c)	Not applicable.
(d)	Exhibits.  The following exhibit is being furnished herewith:
	99.1	News release dated November 9, 2005 announcing election of director.

Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.
By:	/s/ Michael C. Nahl
Name:	Michael C. Nahl
Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief  Financial Officer

Date:   November 9, 2005

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	News release dated November 9, 2005.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

John F. Cassidy, Jr. Elected to Albany International Board of Directors

          ALBANY, N.Y., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Albany International Corp. (NYSE/PSE/FWB: AIN) announced today that Dr. John F. Cassidy, Jr. has been elected to its Board of Directors, increasing the number of directors to ten. Dr. Cassidy was also named a member of the Company’s Compensation Committee.

          Dr. Cassidy, 61, most recently served as Senior Vice President, Science and Technology, at United Technologies Corp. (UTC), responsible for the company’s global research and engineering activities. Prior to joining UTC in 1988, Dr. Cassidy served at the General Electric Corporate Research and Development Laboratories from 1981 through 1988, where his responsibilities included control systems research and development.

          Dr. Cassidy is a member of the Board of Trustees of Rensselaer at Hartford, a member of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, and a senior member of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Technology Council, the Detroit-based Convergence Electronics Transportation Association, and the Convergence Educational Foundation.

          A native of Troy, New York, Dr. Cassidy earned his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

          Albany International is the world’s largest producer of paper machine clothing and high performance doors with manufacturing plants strategically located to serve its customers throughout the world. Founded in 1895, the Company is headquartered in Albany, New York and employs approximately 5,700 people worldwide. Additional information about the Company and its businesses and products is available at www.albint.com.

SOURCE  Albany International Corp.
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          /CONTACT:  Kenneth C. Pulver, Vice President - Global Marketing & Communications, Albany International Corp., +1-518-445-2214/
          /Web site:  http://www.albint.com /
          (AIN)