FORM 4	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549	OMB APPROVAL
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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	OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: January 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response. . .0.5 Filed By Romeo and Dye's Section 16 Filer www.section16.net

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* McKone Francis L.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Albany International Corp. ("AIN")		6. 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. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)	4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 05/02/03
(Street) Albany, NY 12201-1907		5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)	7. 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. Trans- action Date (Month/ Day/ Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/ Year)	3. Trans- action Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Follow- ing Reported Transactions(s) (Instr. 3 & 4)	6. Owner- ship 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								52,222	D
Class A Common Stock	05/02/03		M		40,000	A	$16.25
Class A Common Stock	05/02/03		M		40,000	A	$18.75
Class A Common Stock	05/02/03		M		24,000	A	$15.6875
Class A Common Stock	05/02/03		S		104,000	D	$23.7177	0

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FORM 4 (continued) 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. Conver- sion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans- action Date (Month/ Day/ Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/ Day/ Year)	4. Trans- action Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/ Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 & 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exer-cisable	Expira- tion Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common Stock	(1)							(1)	(1)	Class A Common	1,050	(1)	1,050	D
Employee Stock Option	$16.25	05/02/03		M			40,000	(2)	06/01/11	Class A Common	0	(3)
Employee Stock Option	$18.75	05/02/03		M			40,000	(2)	06/01/11	Class A Common	0	(4)
Employee Stock Option	$22.25							(2)	06/01/11	Class A Common	40,000	(3)
Employee Stock Option	$22.25							(2)	06/01/11	Class A Common	40,000	(3)
Employee Stock Option	$19.75							(2)	06/01/11	Class A Common	36,000	(3)
Employee Stock Option	$19.375							(2)	06/01/11	Class A Common	28,000	(3)
Employee Stock Option	$15.6875	05/02/03		M			24,000	(2)	06/01/11	Class A Common	0	(5)
Employee Stock Option	$10.5625							(2)	06/01/11	Class A Common	12,500	(5)	156,500	D

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Convertible, on a share-for-share basis, into Class A Common Stock at any time.
(2) Fully exercisable.
(3) Options granted pursuant to Company's 1992 Stock Option Plan as incentive to remain in employ of Company.
(4) Options granted pursuant to Company's 1988 Stock Option Plan as incentive to remain in employ of Company.
(5) Options granted pursuant to Company's 1998 Stock Option Plan as incentive to remain in employ of Company.

By: /s/ Kathleen M. Tyrrell
             Attorney-in-Fact
**Signature of Reporting Person May 2, 2003
Date

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The undersigned, as an officer and/or director of Albany
International Corp., a Delaware corporation ("the Company"),
hereby authorizes THOMAS H. HAGOORT, CHARLES J. SILVA, JR.
AND KATHLEEN M. TYRRELL, and each of them with full power to
act without the others, to sign and file, or cause to be filed,
on behalf of the undersigned, any forms and other documents,
including without limitation Forms 3 and 4 or any other forms
hereafter substitute therefor, required or permitted to be filed
by the undersigned pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or rules or regulations
promulgated thereunder.



The authorization of a person named above shall automatically
terminate at such time as such person ceases to be an employee
of the Company.  The undersigned may terminate the authorization
of any such person at any time by delivering written notice
of termination to the Company.

Date:  November 19, 1997

/s/ Francis L. McKone