UNITED STATES
                       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 (Date of earliest event reported) January 1, 2009

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

           Delaware                     1-10026                14-0462060
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 (State or other jurisdiction         (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)               File Number)         Identification No.)

                      1373 Broadway, Albany, New York 12204
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (518) 445-2200

                                      None
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition Albany International Corp. (the "Company) operates its business in the following five segments: Paper Machine Clothing, Albany Door Systems, Engineered Fabrics, Engineered Composites, and PrimaLoft(R) Products. Effective January 1, 2009, the Company changed its business segment reporting by reclassifying global information systems (GIS) expenses. As a result of the reclassification, GIS expenses are presented as being unallocated to any specific business segment. Additionally, the Company has modified previously reported segment operating income as detailed in Exhibit 99.1 to be consistent with the reclassification. In May 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Staff Position No. APB 14-1, Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments that May be Settled in Cash Upon Conversion ("FSP APB 14-1"). FSP APB 14-1 requires that the liability and equity components of convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash upon conversion (including partial cash settlement) be separately accounted for in a manner that reflects an issuer's nonconvertible debt borrowing rate. The Company has adopted FSP APB 14-1 effective January 1, 2009 and will reflect the new accounting in its 2009 financial statements, starting with its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. Retrospective application to all periods presented is required. Accordingly, the Company will adjust its previously issued financial statements to give effect to FSP APB 14-1, as applicable. The effect on the financial statements is summarized in Exhibit 99.2. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits. 99.1 Schedules showing the effect on operating income of changes in reportable segments for quarterly periods of 2008, full year 2008, and full year 2007. 99.2 Schedules showing the effect on financial statements of adopting FSP APB 14-1 for quarterly periods of 2008 and 2007, and full year 2006, 2007 and 2008.

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/ David Pawlick ------------------------------- Name: David Pawlick Title: Vice President -- Controller Date: April 30, 2009

EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Schedules showing the effect on operating income of changes in reportable segments for quarterly periods of 2008, full year 2008, and full year 2007. 99.2 Schedules showing the effect on financial statements of adopting FSP APB 14-1 for quarterly periods of 2008 and 2007, and full year 2006, 2007 and 2008.

                                  EXHIBIT 99.1



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Segment operating income                               Effect of             Segment totals
reclassification quarter ended                         change in               based on
March 31, 2008                    As previously        reportable                2009
USD 000's                            reported           segments            classification
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Paper Machine Clothing               $18,550             $3,989                 $22,539
Albany Door Systems                    2,836                601                   3,437
Engineered Fabrics                     5,569                286                   5,855
Engineered Composites                 (1,826)                 8                  (1,818)
PrimaLoft(R) Products                  1,078                 34                   1,112
Research expense                      (5,871)                 -                  (5,871)
Unallocated expenses                 (13,156)            (4,918)                (18,074)
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Total                                 $7,180                  -                  $7,180
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Segment operating income                               Effect of             Segment totals
reclassification quarter ended                         change in               based on
June 30, 2008                    As previously        reportable                2009
USD 000's                            reported           segments            classification
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Paper Machine Clothing               $27,427             $3,804                 $31,231
Albany Door Systems                    4,322                514                   4,836
Engineered Fabrics                     3,577                303                   3,880
Engineered Composites                   (225)                 8                    (217)
PrimaLoft(R) Products                  1,685                 33                   1,718
Research expense                      (8,288)                 -                  (8,288)
Unallocated expenses                 (13,972)            (4,662)                (18,634)
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Total                                $14,526                  -                 $14,526
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Segment operating income                               Effect of             Segment totals
reclassification quarter ended                         change in               based on
September 30, 2008                 As previously        reportable                2009
USD 000's                            reported           segments            classification
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Paper Machine Clothing               $19,246             $3,145                 $22,391
Albany Door Systems                    3,231                359                   3,590
Engineered Fabrics                     4,060                224                   4,284
Engineered Composites                 (3,342)                 8                  (3,334)
PrimaLoft(R) Products                    646                 26                     672
Research expense                      (6,004)                 -                  (6,004)
Unallocated expenses                 (13,715)            (3,762)                (17,477)
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Total                                 $4,122                  -                  $4,122
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- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Segment operating income Effect of Segment totals reclassification quarter ended change in based on December 31, 2008 As previously reportable 2009 USD 000's reported segments classification - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paper Machine Clothing ($44,753) $4,284 ($40,469) Albany Door Systems 4,523 249 4,772 Engineered Fabrics (18,003) 467 (17,536) Engineered Composites (20,562) 11 (20,551) PrimaLoft(R) Products (432) 34 (398) Research expense (2,620) - (2,620) Unallocated expenses (10,898) (5,045) (15,943) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total ($92,745) - ($92,745) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Segment operating income Effect of Segment totals reclassification year ended change in based on December 31, 2008 As previously reportable 2009 USD 000's reported segments classification - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paper Machine Clothing $20,468 $15,222 $35,690 Albany Door Systems 14,912 1,722 16,634 Engineered Fabrics (4,797) 1,281 (3,516) Engineered Composites (25,955) 34 (25,921) PrimaLoft(R) Products 2,977 128 3,105 Research expense (22,783) - (22,783) Unallocated expenses (51,739) (18,387) (70,126) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total ($66,917) - ($66,917) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Segment operating income Effect of Segment totals reclassification year ended change in based on December 31, 2007 As previously reportable 2009 USD 000's reported segments classification - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paper Machine Clothing $87,973 $16,402 $104,375 Albany Door Systems 4,933 1,801 6,734 Engineered Fabrics 16,234 1,364 17,598 Engineered Composites (6,283) 24 (6,259) PrimaLoft(R) Products 2,679 141 2,820 Research expense (23,337) - (23,337) Unallocated expenses (49,003) (19,732) (68,735) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total $33,196 - $33,196 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.2



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                                                                                           2008 by quarter

FSP APB 14-1 implementation in USD and in 000's except per
share data                                                                  1st          2nd          3rd          4th     Full year
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As previously reported:
Interest expense, net                                                    $4,319       $4,763       $4,520       $5,349      $18,951
Other (income)/expense, net                                                (274)       2,155         (706)        (716)         459
Income tax expense/(benefit) on continuing operations                     4,551        1,726        5,805      (16,016)      (3,934)
Net (loss)/income                                                        (1,492)       5,896          760      (80,912)     (75,748)
Net (loss)/income per share:
   Basic                                                                 ($0.05)       $0.20        $0.03       ($2.71)      ($2.54)
   Diluted                                                               ($0.05)       $0.20        $0.03       ($2.71)      ($2.54)
Shares used in computing earnings per share:
   Basic                                                                 29,612       29,760       29,857       29,912       29,786
   Diluted                                                               29,612       30,051       29,857       29,912       29,786

Adjustments to:
   Interest expense, net                                                 $1,078       $1,117       $1,157       $1,174       $4,526
   Other (income)/expense, net                                              (41)         (41)         (41)         (41)        (164)
   Income tax expense/(benefit) on continuing operations                   (433)        (433)        (433)        (433)      (1,732)

As presented in 2009:
Interest expense, net                                                    $5,397       $5,880       $5,677       $6,523      $23,477
Other (income)/expense, net                                                (315)       2,114         (747)        (757)         295
Income tax expense/(benefit) on continuing operations                     4,118        1,293        5,372      (16,449)      (5,666)
Net (loss)/income                                                        (2,096)       5,253           77      (81,612)     (78,378)
Net (loss)/income per share:
   Basic                                                                 ($0.07)       $0.18        $0.00       ($2.73)      ($2.63)
   Diluted                                                               ($0.07)       $0.17        $0.00       ($2.73)      ($2.63)
Shares used in computing earnings per share:
   Basic                                                                 29,612       29,760       29,857       29,912       29,786
   Diluted                                                               29,612       30,051       29,857       29,912       29,786
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                                                                                           2007 by quarter

FSP APB 14-1 implementation in USD and in 000's except per
share data                                                                  1st          2nd          3rd          4th     Full year
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As previously reported:
Interest expense, net                                                    $3,265       $3,619       $3,782       $4,280      $14,946
Other (income)/expense, net                                                (327)         540        1,409       (1,222)         400
Income tax expense/(benefit) on continuing operations                     3,172       (2,282)          81          842        1,813
Net income/(loss)                                                         9,305        4,405       (3,871)       7,943       17,782
Net income/(loss) per share:
   Basic                                                                  $0.32        $0.15       ($0.13)       $0.27        $0.60
   Diluted                                                                $0.31        $0.15       ($0.13)       $0.27        $0.60
Shares used in computing earnings per share:
   Basic                                                                 29,265       29,380       29,492       29,545       29,421
   Diluted                                                               29,672       29,818       29,492       29,949       29,854

Adjustments to:
   Interest expense, net                                                 $1,020       $1,058       $1,096       $1,112       $4,286
   Other (income)/expense, net                                              (26)         (41)         (41)         (41)        (149)
   Income tax expense/(benefit) on continuing operations                   (396)        (396)        (396)        (395)      (1,583)

As presented in 2009:
Interest expense, net                                                    $4,285       $4,677       $4,878       $5,392      $19,232
Other (income)/expense, net                                                (353)         499        1,368       (1,263)         251
Income tax expense/(benefit) on continuing operations                     2,776       (2,678)        (315)         447          230
Net income/(loss)                                                         8,707        3,784       (4,530)       7,267       15,228
Net income/(loss) per share:
   Basic                                                                  $0.30        $0.13       ($0.15)       $0.25        $0.52
   Diluted                                                                $0.29        $0.13       ($0.15)       $0.24        $0.51
Shares used in computing earnings per share:
   Basic                                                                 29,265       29,380       29,492       29,545       29,421
   Diluted                                                               29,672       29,818       29,492       29,949       29,854
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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Full year FSP APB 14-1 implementation in USD and in 000's except per share data 2006 2007 2008 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As previously reported: Interest expense $13,107 $16,581 $20,827 Other expense, net 1,910 400 459 Income tax expense/(benefit) on continuing operations 20,700 1,813 (3,934) Net income/(loss) 58,039 17,782 (75,748) Net income/(loss) per share: Basic $1.95 $0.60 ($2.54) Diluted $1.92 $0.60 ($2.54) Shares used in computing earnings per share: Basic 29,803 29,421 29,786 Diluted 30,289 29,854 29,786 Deferred taxes 112,280 100,604 115,582 Other assets 37,486 69,528 22,016 Long-term debt 354,587 446,433 530,367 Deferred taxes and other credits 49,142 65,748 57,017 Additional paid-in capital 316,164 326,608 343,763 Retained earnings 541,602 527,790 436,919 Adjustments to: Interest expense $3,293 $4,286 $4,526 Other expense, net (129) (149) (163) Income tax expense/(benefit) on continuing operations (1,234) (1,583) (1,732) Deferred taxes 358 269 236 Other assets (1,013) (767) (604) Long-term debt, Note 1 (30,793) (26,507) (21,981) Deferred taxes and other credits 12,010 10,338 8,573 Additional paid-in capital, Note 2 20,155 20,155 20,155 Retained earnings (1,930) (2,554) (2,631) As presented in 2009: Interest expense $16,400 $20,867 $25,353 Other expense, net 1,781 251 296 Income tax expense/(benefit) on continuing operations 19,466 230 (5,666) Net income/(loss) 56,109 15,228 (78,379) Net income/(loss) per share: Basic $1.88 $0.52 ($2.63) Diluted $1.85 $0.51 ($2.63) Shares used in computing earnings per share: Basic 29,803 29,421 29,786 Diluted 30,289 29,854 29,786 Deferred taxes 112,638 100,873 115,818 Other assets 36,473 68,761 21,412 Long-term debt 323,794 419,926 508,386 Deferred taxes and other credits 61,152 76,086 65,590 Additional paid-in capital 336,319 346,763 363,918 Retained earnings 539,672 523,306 429,804 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note 1 - Adjustments to Long-term debt include a $34,086,000 initial reduction to debt during 2006 offset by accumulative accrual of additional interest expense of $3,293,000, $7,579,000, and $12,105,000 in 2006, 2007, and 2008, respectively. Note 2 - Adjustments to Additional paid-in capital include: an increase of $34,086,000 representing the bifurcated convertible bond equity component, a reduction of $1,045,000 related to equity issuance costs, and a reduction of $12,886,006 due to changes in non-current deferred taxes.