Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Loudon Diane M	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/1/2016	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/ [AIN]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) C/O ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP., 216 AIRPORT DRIVE	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner ___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below) President-AEC /
(Street) ROCHESTER, NH 03867        (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock Units   (1)	3/1/2013   (1) (2)	(1) (2)	Class A Common Stock	678	$0   (1)	D
Phantom Stock Units   (3)	3/1/2014   (3) (4)	(3) (4)	Class A Common Stock	836	$0   (3)	D
Phantom Stock Units   (5)	3/1/2015   (5) (6)	(5) (6)	Class A Common Stock	874	$0   (5)	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Phantom Stock Units granted on February 14, 2013 pursuant to the Albany International Corp. 2011 Performance Phantom Stock Plan (the "Phantom Stock Plan"). Each Phantom Stock Unit entitles the holder to receive the cash equivalent of one share of Class A Common Stock at the time of vesting.
( 2)	339 Phantom Stock Units will be settled and payable each year on or about March 1, beginning March 1, 2013.
( 3)	Phantom Stock Units granted on February 28, 2014 pursuant to the Phantom Stock Plan. Each Phantom Stock Unit entitles the holder to receive the cash equivalent of one share of Class A Common Stock at the time of vesting.
( 4)	279 Phantom Stock Units will be settled and payable each year on or about March 1, beginning March 1, 2014.
( 5)	Phantom Stock Units granted on February 27, 2015 pursuant to the Phantom Stock Plan. Each Phantom Stock Unit entitles the holder to receive the cash equivalent of one share of Class A Common Stock at the time of vesting.
( 6)	218 Phantom Stock Units will be settled and payable each year on or about March 1, beginning March 1, 2015.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Loudon Diane M C/O ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP. 216 AIRPORT DRIVE ROCHESTER, NH 03867			President-AEC

Signatures
Diane M. Loudon		1/8/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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