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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 2)

x Annual Report Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2017

o Transition Report Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from ______ to_______

Commission File No. 001-35927

AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP

(Name of small business issuer in its charter)

Nevada	80-0948413
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

360 Motor Parkway, Suite 100, Hauppauge, New York 11788

(Address of Principal Executive Offices

(631) 881-4920

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Name of Exchange on which Registered

NYSE AMERICAN

Title of Each Class

Common Stock, par value $0.001

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x Noo

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large Accelerated Filer o Non-Accelerated Filer o Accelerated Filer o Smaller Reporting Company x

Emerging growth company x

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No x

As of June 30, 2017, the aggregate market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates was $ 11,879,537, based on 6,636,613 shares of outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates, and a price of $1.79 per share, which was the last reported sale price of our common stock on the NYSE American on that date.

There were a total of 25,213,805 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of March 28, 2018.

Explanatory Note

This amendment is being filed to include the information required by Part III of Form 10-K previously omitted pursuant to General Instruction G(3) to Form 10-K and certain exhibits

AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP

FORM 10-K

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2017

PART III		Page No.

Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	1
Item 11.	Executive Compensation	7
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management	9
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence	10
Item 14.	Principal Accountant Fees and Services	13

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PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance

Our directors and executive officers are:

Name:	Age	Position
Luciano (Lou) Melluzzo	53	President and Chief Executive Officer
Michael E. Recca	67	Chief Financial Officer
Michael N. Taglich	52	Chairman of the Board
Robert F. Taglich	51	Director
David J. Buonnano	62	Director
Peter D. Rettaliata	67	Director
Robert C. Schroeder	51	Director
Michael Brand	60	Director
Michael D. Porcelain	49	Director

Luciano (Lou) Melluzzo has been our President and Chief Executive Officer since November 15, 2017. He joined our company on September 11, 2017 as Chief Operating Officer. From November 2003 to September 2011, Mr. Melluzzo was employed in various capacities by EDAC Technologies Corporation (“EDAC”), a designer, manufacturer and distributor of precision aerospace components and assemblies, precision spindles and complex fixturing, tooling and gauging with design and build capabilities, whose shares were then listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market. He served as EDAC’s Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from November 2005 until February 2010. From September 2011 to November 2015, Mr. Melluzzo was self-employed in the residential real estate redevelopment industry. From November 2015 to January 2017, he was general manager of Polar Corporation, a privately-held company specializing in computer numeric controlled milling and turning of small hardware components for the aerospace industry.

Michael E. Recca has been our Chief Financial Officer since October 1, 2016. Mr. Recca has been engaged by us since September 2008 in a variety of positions related to our capital finance and acquisition programs. Most recently he served as Chief of Corporate Development & Capital Markets, a position in which he directed our acquisition program and coordinated with our lenders. Mr. Recca received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the SUNY Stony Brook and an MBA from Columbia University.

Michael N. Taglich has been Chairman of our Board of Directors since September 22, 2008. He is Chairman and President of Taglich Brothers, a New York City based securities firm which he co-founded in 1992 and which is focused on public and private micro-cap companies. Mr. Taglich is currently Chairman of the Board of Mare Island Dry Dock LLC, a company engaged in ship repair services, and BioVentrix, Inc., a privately held medical device company whose products are directed at heart failure. He also serves as a Director of Bridgeline Digital Inc., a publicly traded company, Icagen Inc., a reporting but not trading company engaged in early stage pharmaceutical research, Decision Point Systems Inc., a private company engaged in Field service automation, Dilon Technologies, a private medical device company and Autonet Mobile Inc., a private company focused on connecting automobiles to the internet. Mr. Taglich’s extensive experience in the capital markets and his knowledge of the general industry qualify him to serve as a Director.

Robert F. Taglich has been a director of our company since 2008. He is a Managing Director of Taglich Brothers, which he co-founded in 1992. Prior to founding Taglich Brothers, Mr. Taglich was a Vice President at Weatherly Securities. Mr. Taglich has served in various positions in the brokerage securities industry for the past 25 years. Mr. Taglich serves on the board of privately held BioVentrix, Inc., a medical device company whose products are directed at heart failure. Mr. Taglich holds a Bachelor’s degree from New York University. Mr. Taglich’s extensive experience in the capital markets and his knowledge of the aerospace industry qualify him to serve as a Director.

David J. Buonanno has been a director of our company since 2008. He is the Founder and President of Buonanno Enterprises Consulting, providing strategic management, supply chain/operations and recruitment services to aerospace and defense industry clients. Mr. Buonanno has extensive experience in manufacturing, supply management and operations. He was employed by Sikorsky Aircraft, Inc., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, as Vice President, Supply Management and International Offset (from January 1997 to July 2006) and as Director, Systems Subcontracts (from November 1992 to January 1997). From May 1987 to November 1992, he was employed by General Electric Company serving as Operations Manager and Manager, Program Materials Management of GE’s Astro-Space Division. From June 1977 to May 1987, he was employed by RCA and affiliated companies. Mr. Buonanno attended Lehigh University College of Electrical Engineering and holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Rutgers University. He completed the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School in 1996. Mr. Buonanno’s extensive experience in the aerospace and defense industries and familiarity with the operations of companies in the industry qualify him to serve as a Director.

Peter D. Rettaliata has been a director of our company since 2005. He served as our Acting President and Chief Executive Officer from March 2, 2017 to November 15, 2017, and served as our President and Chief Executive Officer from November 30, 2005 to December 31, 2014. He also served as the President of our wholly-owned subsidiary, AIM, from 1994 to 2008. Prior to his involvement at AIM, Mr. Rettaliata was employed by Grumman Aerospace Corporation for twenty-two years, where he attained the position of Senior Procurement Officer. Professionally, Mr. Rettaliata has served as the Chairman of “ADDAPT”, an organization of regional aerospace companies, as a member of the Board of Governors of the Aerospace Industries Association, and as a member of the Executive Committee of the AIA Supplier Council. He is a graduate of Niagara University where he received a B.A. in History and Harvard Business School where he completed the PMD Program. Mr. Rettaliata’s extensive experience in the aerospace industry and his knowledge of our operations qualify him to serve as a Director.

Robert C. Schroeder has been a director of our company since 2008. He is Vice President - Investment Banking of Taglich Brothers and specializes in advisory services and capital raising for small public and private companies. Mr. Schroeder joined Taglich Brothers in April 1993 as an Equity Analyst publishing sell-side research. Prior to joining Taglich Brothers, he served in various positions in the brokerage and public accounting industry. Mr. Schroeder also serves as a director of the following publicly traded companies: Intellinetics, Inc., a provider of cloud-based enterprise content management solutions, of which he is Chairman of the Board, and DecisionPoint Systems, Inc., a leading provider and integrator of Enterprise Mobility, Wireless Applications and RFID solutions. Mr. Schroeder received a B.S. degree in accounting and economics from New York University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the Association for Investment Management and Research and a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts. Mr. Schroeder’s extensive experience in the capital markets qualify him to serve as a Director.

Michael Brand has been a director of our company since 2012, and since March 2017 has served as a consultant to our company focused on day to day production issues, scheduling of the products to be manufactured and related operational issues such as the maintenance of appropriate inventory levels. He was the President of Goodrich Landing Gear, a unit of Goodrich Corporation, from July 2005 to June 2012. Prior to joining Goodrich for over 25 years he held senior management positions in the Aerospace industry. He began his career at General Electric Corporation and rose to senior management in its jet engine manufacturing operations. Mr. Brand is a graduate of Clarkson University, with advanced degrees and certificates from Xavier University and the Wharton School. Mr. Brand’s extensive experience in the aerospace and defense industries and familiarity with the operations of companies in the industry qualify him to serve as a Director.

Michael Porcelain has been a director of our company since October 23, 2017. Mr. Porcelain has been Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., a publicly traded company and leading provider of advanced communication solutions for both commercial and government customers worldwide, since March 2006, and from 2002 to March 2006, he served as Vice President of Finance and Internal Audit of Comtech. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Porcelain was Director of Corporate Profit and Business Planning for Symbol Technologies, a mobile wireless information solutions company. Previously, he spent five years in public accounting holding various positions, including Manager in the Transaction Advisory Services Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Since 1998, he has owned and operated The Independent Adviser Corporation, a privately held company which holds the rights to use certain intellectual properties and trademarks (including various Internet websites) related to the financial planning and advisory industry. Mr. Porcelain is an Adjunct Professor at St. John’s University located in New York where he teaches graduate level accounting courses. Mr. Porcelain has a B.S. in Business Economics from State University of Oneonta, New York, a M.S. in Accounting and an M.B.A. degree from Binghamton University. Mr. Porcelain’s knowledge and experience in accounting matters qualify him to serve as a Director.

Michael N. Taglich and Robert F. Taglich are brothers.

All directors hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Officers are elected by and serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Employee directors do not receive any compensation for their services as directors. Non-employee directors are entitled to receive compensation for serving as directors and may receive option grants from our company.

Information Concerning the Board of Directors

Board Leadership Structure and Risk Oversight

The Board does not have a policy requiring separation of the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Nevertheless, Michael N. Taglich is Chairman of the Board and Lou Melluzzo is Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

The Board has determined that a non-employee director serving as Chairman is in the best interests of our stockholders at this time. This structure ensures a greater role of non-employee Directors in the active oversight of our business, including risk management oversight, and in setting agendas and establishing Board priorities and procedures. This structure also allows the Chief Executive Officer to focus to a greater extent on the management of our day-to-day operations.

The Board of Directors as a whole is responsible for consideration and oversight of risks facing the Company, and is responsible for ensuring that material risks are identified and managed appropriately. Certain risks are overseen by committees of the Board of Directors and these committees make reports to the full Board of Directors, including reports on noteworthy risk-management issues. Members of the Company’s senior management team regularly report to the full Board about their areas of responsibility and a component of these reports is risk within the area of responsibility and the steps management has taken to monitor and control such exposures. Additional review or reporting on risks is conducted as needed or as requested by the Board or one of its committees.

Board Independence

Our Board of Directors has determined that Robert Schroeder, David Buonanno, Peter Rettaliata , Michael Brand and Michael Porcelain are “independent directors” within the meaning of NYSE American Rule 803A(2).

Director Compensation

Non-employee Directors are entitled to receive compensation for serving as directors and may receive option grants from our company. Each Director also is entitled to be repaid or prepaid all traveling, hotel and incidental expenses reasonably incurred or expected to be incurred in attending meetings of our Board of Directors or committees of our Board of Directors or shareholder meetings or otherwise in connection with the discharge of his duties as a Director. The compensation committee will assist the directors in reviewing and approving the compensation structure for our directors.

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the compensation paid to, earned by or accrued for, our directors during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

Name		Fees Earned or Paid In Cash ($)	Stock Awards ($)(1)		Option Awards ($)	Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)	Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($)		All Other Compensation ($)			Total ($)
Michael N. Taglich	$	1,021	56,479	$	—	—	—		—		$	57,500
Robert F. Taglich	$	1,021	56,479	$	—	—	—		—		$	57,500
Robert Schroeder	$	15,447	14,053	$	—	—	—		—		$	29,500
David Buonanno	$	29,500	—	$	—	—	—		43,105	(3)	$	72,605
Seymour G. Siegel(2)	$	38,330	—	$	—	—	—		—		$	38,330
Michael Brand	$	5,896	28,104	$	48,100	—	—	$	164,200	(3)	$	246,300
Michael Porcelain(4)	$	6,166	—	$	—	—	—		—		$	6,166

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(1) Director fees paid in shares.

(2) Mr. Siegel resigned on October 23, 2017.

(3) Consulting fees.

(4) Mr. Porcelain was appointed a director on October 23, 2017.

Board Meetings; Committees and Membership

The Board of Directors held six meetings during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 (“fiscal 2017”). During fiscal 2017, each of the directors then in office attended more than 75% of the aggregate of (i) the total number of meetings of the Board of Directors and (ii) the total number of meetings of all committees of the Board on which such director served.

We maintain the following committees of the Board of Directors: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating Committee. Each committee is comprised entirely of directors who are “independent” within the meaning of NYSE American Rule 803A(2). Each committee acts pursuant to a separate written charter, and each such charter has been adopted and approved by the Board of Directors. Copies of the committee charters are available on our website at airindustriesgroup.com under the heading “Investor Relations.”

Audit Committee. Messrs. Porcelain, Schroeder and Buonanno are members of the Audit Committee. Mr. Porcelain serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee and also qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as that term is defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K. The Board has determined that each member of our Audit Committee meets the financial literacy requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and SEC rules and the independence requirements under NYSE American Rule 803A(2).

Our Audit Committee is responsible for preparing reports, statements and charters of audit committees required by the federal securities laws, as well as:

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overseeing and monitoring the integrity of our consolidated financial statements, our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements as they relate to financial statements or accounting matters, and our internal accounting and financial controls;

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preparing the report that SEC rules require be included in our annual proxy statement;

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overseeing and monitoring our independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications, independence and performance;

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providing the Board with the results of its monitoring and its recommendations ; and

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providing to the Board additional information and materials as it deems necessary to make the Board aware of significant financial matters that require the attention of the Board.

The Audit Committee held six meetings during fiscal 2017.

Compensation Committee. Our Compensation Committee is composed of Messrs. Buonanno, Brand and Porcelain. The Compensation Committee is responsible for:

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establishing the Company’s general compensation policy, in consultation with the Company’s senior management, and overseeing the development and implementation of compensation programs;

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reviewing and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of the CEO, and evaluating the performance of the CEO at least annually in light of those goals and objectives and communicating the results of such evaluation to the CEO and the Board, and determining the CEO’s compensation level based on this evaluation, subject to ratification by the independent directors on the Board. In determining the incentive component of CEO compensation, the Committee will consider, among other factors, the Company’s performance and relative stockholder return, the value of similar incentive awards to CEOs at comparable companies, the awards given to the CEO in past years, and such other factors as the Committee may determine to be appropriate;

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reviewing and approving the compensation of all other executive officers of the Company, such other managers as may be directed by the Board, and the directors of the Company;

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overseeing the Board’s benefit and equity compensation plans, overseeing the activities of the individuals and committees responsible for administering these plans, and discharging any responsibilities imposed on the Committee by any of these plans;

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approving issuances under, or any material amendments to, any stock option or other similar plan pursuant to which a person not previously an employee or director of the Company, as an inducement material to the individual’s entering into employment with the Company, will acquire stock or options;

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in consultation with management, overseeing regulatory compliance with respect to compensation matters, including overseeing the Company’s policies on structuring compensation programs to preserve related tax objectives;

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reviewing and approving any severance or similar termination payments proposed to be made to any current or former officer of the Company; and

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preparing an annual report on executive compensation for inclusion in our proxy statement for the election of directors, if required under the applicable SEC rules.

The Compensation Committee held two meetings during fiscal 2017.

Nominating Committee. Our Nominating Committee is composed of Messrs. Schroeder, Brand and Porcelain. The purpose of the Nominating Committee is to seek and nominate qualified candidates for election or appointment to our Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee held two meetings during fiscal 2017.

The Nominating Committee will seek candidates for election and appointment that possess the integrity, leadership skills and competency required to direct and oversee the Company’s management in the best interests of its stockholders, customers, employees, communities it serves and other affected parties.

A candidate must be willing to regularly attend Committee and Board of Directors meetings, to develop a strong understanding of the Company, its businesses and its requirements, to contribute his or her time and knowledge to the Company and to be prepared to exercise his or her duties with skill and care. In addition, each candidate should have an understanding of all corporate governance concepts and the legal duties of a director of a public company.

Stockholders may contact the Nominating Committee Chairman, the Chairman of the Board or the Corporate Secretary in writing when proposing a nominee. This correspondence should include a detailed description of the proposed nominee’s qualifications and a method to contact that nominee if the Nominating Committee so chooses.

Stockholder Communications

Any stockholder who desires to contact any of our Directors can write to Air Industries Group, 360 Motor Parkway, Suite 100, Hauppauge, NY 11788 Attention: Stockholder Relations. Your letter should indicate that you are an Air Industries Group stockholder. Depending on the subject matter, our stockholder relations personnel will:

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forward the communication to the Director(s) to whom it is addressed;

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forward the communication to the appropriate management personnel;

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attempt to handle the inquiry directly, for example where it is a request for information about the Company, or it is a stock-related matter; or

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not forward the communication if it is primarily commercial in nature or if it relates to an improper or irrelevant topic.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires our Directors, Executive Officers and beneficial owners of more than 10% of our common stock to file with the SEC reports of their holdings of, and transactions in, our common stock. Based solely upon our review of copies of such reports and written representations from reporting persons that were provided to us, we believe that our officers, directors and 10% stockholders complied with these reporting requirements with respect to 2017, except that Form 4s reporting the grant of stock options to Messrs. Rettaliata, Recca and Brand on July 24, 2017 and the receipt by Michael N. Taglich and Robert F. Taglich of pay-in-kind securities in lieu of accrued interest or dividends with respect to our securities issued in private placements and the indirect beneficial ownership by Michael N. Taglich and Robert F. Taglich of subordinated convertible promissory notes issued to Taglich Brothers, Inc., of which they are the principals, in lieu of payment of sales commissions for acting as placement agent for certain private placements of our securities and the receipt by Taglich Brothers, Inc. of pay-in-kind securities in lieu of accrued interest or dividends with respect to our securities issued in private placements was not timely filed.

Policy Regarding Attendance of Directors at Annual Meetings of Stockholders

We have not established a formal policy regarding director attendance at our annual meetings of stockholders, although we encourage our directors to attend the annual meeting.

Code of Ethics

We have adopted a written code of ethics that applies to our principal executive officers, senior financial officers and persons performing similar functions. Upon written request to our corporate secretary, we will provide you with a copy of our code of ethics, without cost.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

The following summary compensation table shows, for the periods indicated, information regarding the compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to each individual that served as our principal executive officer during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 (the “2017 fiscal year”) and each other executive officer whose compensation for the 2017 fiscal year exceeded $100,000 for all services rendered in all capacities to our company and its subsidiaries. The individuals listed in the following table are referred to herein collectively as our “Named Executive Officers.”

Summary Compensation Table

Name and Principal Position	Year		Salary ($)		Bonus ($)		Stock awards ($)		Option awards ($)		Non-equity Incentive Plan Information ($)		Nonqualified deferred compensation earnings ($)		All other compensation ($)			Total ($)

Daniel R. Godin⁽¹⁾		2017		77,037		—		—		—		—		—		3,200	⁽⁵⁾		80,327
President and CEO		2016		244,995		—		—		—		—		—		9,600	⁽⁵⁾		254,595

Luciano Melluzzo⁽²⁾		2017		80,769		—		—		218,700		—		—		2,475	⁽⁵⁾		301,944
President and CEO

Peter D. Rettaliata⁽³⁾		2017		33,336		—		—		48,100		—		—		50,004	⁽⁶⁾		131,440
Acting President and CEO

Michael Recca⁽⁴⁾		2017		200,000		—		—		48,100		—		—		5,400	⁽⁵⁾		253,500
CFO		2016		0		—		—		—		—		—		—			0

(1)	Mr. Godin resigned as our President and CEO effective as of March 24, 2017.
(2)	Mr. Melluzzo was appointed President and CEO on November 15, 2017.
(3)	Mr. Rettaliata served as Acting President and CEO from March 24, 2017 until November 15, 2017.

(4)	Mr. Recca was appointed Chief Financial Officer on October 1, 2016.

(5)	Represents car allowance.
(6)	Director’s fees.

None of our executive officers or key employees named in the above table has an employment agreement providing for a fixed term of employment. All are employees at will terminable at any time without any severance, other than that payable to employees generally.

Peter D. Rettaliata receives $50,000 per annum for serving as a director of, and consultant to, our company.

Lou Melluzzo receives an annual base salary of $280,000 and is entitled to a bonus based upon performance criteria to be determined. In addition, we have agreed to pay Mr. Melluzzo a car allowance of $900 per month and he will be eligible to participate in such health and welfare plans as are made available to our executives generally. We also have granted Mr. Melluzzo options to purchase 270,000 shares at an exercise price of $1.50 per share. Options to purchase 90,000 shares vested upon commencement of employment, and options to purchase an additional 90,000 shares vest on each of October 1, 2018 and October 1, 2019. The options expire on September 30, 2024. We also have granted Mr. Melluzzo a relocation allowance of $50,000, subject to recoupment if he terminates his employment prior to October 1, 2019. Although we have the right to terminate Mr. Melluzzo’s employment at any time upon thirty days’ prior written notice, we have agreed to pay him a severance benefit in an amount equal to his base salary for a period of three months following the termination of his employment.

Michael E. Recca receives a salary of $200,000 per annum for serving as our Chief Financial Officer.

Executive Compensation Policies as They Relate to Risk Management

The Compensation Committee and management have considered whether our compensation policies might encourage inappropriate risk taking by the Company’s executive officers and other employees. The Compensation Committee has determined that the current compensation structure aligns the interests of the executive officers with those of the Company without providing rewards for excessive risk taking by awarding a mix of fixed and performance based or discretionary bonuses with the performance based compensation focused on profits as opposed to revenue growth.

During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, less than 1% of the total compensation paid to employees was paid in performance-based compensation, including commissions and bonuses.

Equity Awards – 2017

The following table shows the grant of equity awards to the Named Executive Officers during 2017. We did not grant any equity awards in the form of shares to any of the Named Executive Officers during 2017 and consequently have omitted those columns from the table which would have described such awards.

GRANT OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS

		All Other Option
		Awards: Number of	Grant Date Fair Value
		Securities Underlying	of Stock and Option
Name	Grant Date	Options (#)	Awards ($)
Luciano Melluzzo	09/11/2017	270,000	$218,700
Michael Recca	07/24/2017	50,000	$48,100
Peter Rettaliata	07/24/2017	50,000	$48,100

Outstanding Equity Awards at 2017 Year-End

The following table shows certain information regarding outstanding equity awards held by our Named Executive Officers as of December 31, 2017.

	Option Awards					Stock Awards
Name	Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable	Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable		Option Exercise Price ($)	Option Expiration Date	Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#)	Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested
Luciano Melluzzo	90,000	180,000	$	1.50	09/30/2024	—	—
Michael Recca	—	50,000		1.42	7/24/2024	—	—
	25,000	25,000		10.31	5/1/2021	—	—
	23,026	—		4.50	7/29/2018	—	—
	56,250			6.60	8/31/2020
Peter Rettaliata	—	50,000		1.42	7/24/2024	—	—
	18,750	—		6.60	8/31/2020	—	—
	51,716	—		4.50	7/29/2018	—	—

Equity Incentive Plans

We have four equity incentive plans, the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”), which our Board of Directors adopted on July 24, 2017, and our stockholders approved on October 3, 2017, the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (“the “2016 Plan”), which our Board of Directors adopted in June 2016 and our stockholders approved on November 30, 2016, the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”), which our Board of Directors adopted in March 2015 and our stockholders approved in June 2015, and the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan”), which our Board of Directors adopted in May 2013 and our stockholders approved in July 2013. The Plans are virtually identical, except that the 2017 Plan authorizes the issuance of 1,200,000 shares of common stock, the 2016 Plan and the 2015 Plan authorizes the issuance of 350,000 shares of common stock and the 2013 Plan authorizes the issuance of 600,000 shares.

The Plans permit the Company to grant stock awards and non-qualified and incentive stock options to employees, directors and consultants. The Plans are administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board and each has a term of ten years from the date it was adopted by the Board.

We adopted the Plans to provide a means by which employees, directors, and consultants of our Company and those of our subsidiaries and other designated affiliates, which we refer to together as our affiliates, may be given an opportunity to purchase our common stock, to assist in retaining the services of such persons, to secure and retain the services of persons capable of filling such positions, and to provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for our success and the success of our affiliates.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

The following table sets forth information known to us regarding beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 31, 2018 by (i) each person known by us to own beneficially more than 5% of our outstanding common stock, (ii) each of our directors, (iii) our chief executive officer, and (iii) all of our directors and executive officers as a group. Except as otherwise indicated, we believe, based on information provided by each of the individuals named in the table below, that such individuals have sole investment and voting power with respect to such shares, subject to community property laws, where applicable. As of March 31, 2018, we had outstanding 26,189,261 shares of our common stock. Except as stated in the table, the address of the holder is c/o our company, 360 Motor Parkway, Suite 100, Hauppauge, New York 11788.

Directors and Executive Officers:	Number of Shares Beneficially Owned			Percent

Michael N. Taglich		4,449,551	⁽¹⁾		16.30	%
Robert F. Taglich		2,794,954	⁽²⁾		10.40	%
Peter D. Rettaliata		123,418	⁽³⁾		*
David Buonanno		41,766	⁽⁴⁾		*
Robert Schroeder		134,790	⁽⁵⁾		*
Michael Brand		35,165	⁽⁶⁾		*
Michael Porcelain		13,000	⁽⁷⁾		*
Luciano Melluzzo, President and CEO		90,000	⁽⁷⁾		*
Daniel Godin, former President and CEO		0	⁽⁸⁾		—
Michael Recca, CFO		104,276	⁽⁷⁾		*
All Directors and Executive Officers as a group (9 persons owning shares)		7,587,347	⁽⁹⁾		26.92	%

Less than 1%

(1)

Includes 167,923 shares owned by Taglich Brothers and other entities controlled by Mr. Taglich, 727,340 shares he may acquire upon conversion of 8% Notes (including 144,281 shares that may be acquired by Taglich Brothers upon conversion of 8% Notes), 364,928 shares he may acquire upon exercise of warrants (including 17,385 shares which may be acquired by Taglich Brothers and 24,792 shares which may be acquired by a partnership of which he is a partner) and 17,500 shares he may acquire upon exercise of options, in each case exercisable within 60 days.

(2)

Includes 167,923 shares owned by Taglich Brothers and other entities controlled by Mr. Taglich, 43,187 shares owned by custodial accounts for the benefit of his children under the NY UGMA, 371,698 shares he may acquire upon conversion of 8% Notes (including 144,281 shares that may be acquired by Taglich Brothers upon conversion of 8% Notes), 295,397 shares he may acquire upon exercise of warrants (including 17,385 shares which may be acquired by Taglich Brothers, 24,792 shares which may be acquired by a partnership of which he is a partner and 2,436 shares which may be acquired as custodian for his children) and 17,500 shares he may acquire upon exercise of options, in each case exercisable within 60 days.

(3)

Includes 70,466 shares he may acquire upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days.

(4)

Includes 1,016 shares he may acquire upon exercise of warrants and 17,500 shares he may acquire upon exercise of options, in each case exercisable within 60 days.

(5)

Includes 55,278 shares he may acquire upon exercise of warrants and 17,500 shares he may acquire upon exercise of options, in each case exercisable within 60 days.

(6)

(7)

Includes 14,500 shares he may acquire upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days.

Represents shares he may acquire upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days.

(8)

Mr. Godin resigned as President and CEO effective March 24, 2017. Options to purchase 100,000 shares of common Stock expired unexercised as of that date.

(9)

Includes 954,757 shares that may be acquired upon conversion of 8% Notes, 674,442 shares that may be acquired upon exercise of warrants and 362,242 shares that may be acquired upon exercise of options, in each case exercisable within 60 days.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence

Our Policy Concerning Transactions with Related Persons

Under Item 404 of SEC Regulation S-K, a related person transaction is any actual or proposed transaction, arrangement or relationship or series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships, including those involving indebtedness not in the ordinary course of business, to which we or our subsidiaries were or are a party, or in which we or our subsidiaries were or are a participant, in which the amount involved exceeded or exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years and in which any of our directors, nominees for director, executive officers, beneficial owners of more than 5% of any class of our voting securities (a “significant shareholder”), or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

We recognize that transactions between us and any of our Directors or Executives or with a third party in which one of our officers, directors or significant shareholders has an interest can present potential or actual conflicts of interest and create the appearance that our decisions are based on considerations other than the best interests of our Company and stockholders.

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is charged with responsibility for reviewing, approving and overseeing any transaction between the Company and any related person (as defined in Item 404 of Regulation S-K), including the propriety and ethical implications of any such transactions, as reported or disclosed to the Committee by the independent auditors, employees, officers, members of the Board of Directors or otherwise, and to determine whether the terms of the transaction are not less favorable to us than could be obtained from an unaffiliated party.

Transactions

The following includes a summary of transactions since January 1, 2017, or any currently proposed transaction, in which we were or are to be a participant and the amount involved exceeded or exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years, and in which any related person had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

From time to time when needed, we have borrowed funds from Michael Taglich and Robert F. Taglich, as discussed below. In addition, as discussed below, Taglich Brothers, of which Michael Taglich and Robert F. Taglich are principals, has acted as placement agent for offerings of our securities and provided us with other investment banking and advisory services.

On February 7, 2017, we sold to Robert F. Taglich our 8% Subordinated Convertible Note due January 31, 2019 in the principal amount of $250,000 (one of a series of our 8% Subordinated Convertible Notes due January 31, 2019, hereinafter referred to as the “2019 Notes”), together with a five year warrant to purchase 19,230 shares of common stock for a purchase price of $250,000. The 2019 Note issued to Robert F. Taglich has a conversion price of $3.71 per share, and the warrant issued to Robert F. Taglich has an exercise price of $3.71 per share. The conversion price of the 2019 Notes and the exercise price of the warrants, as well as the number of shares issuable upon conversion of the 2019 Notes and the exercise of the warrants, are subject to certain anti-dilution and other adjustments, including stock splits, and in the event of certain fundamental transactions such as mergers and other business combinations. The warrants may be exercised until January 31, 2022 and may be exercised on a cashless basis for a lesser number of shares depending upon prevailing market prices at the time of exercise.

As compensation for its services as placement agent for the private placement in February 2017 of the 2019 Notes, we issued to Taglich Brothers, in lieu of cash payment of sales commissions, 2019 Notes in the principal amount of $80,000 (of which a 2019 Note in the principal amount of $20,000 has a conversion price of $3.71 per share and a 2019 Note in the principal amount of $60,000 has a conversion price of $4.45 per share). We also issued to Taglich Brothers five-year placement agent warrants to purchase 29,816 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $4.45 per share having the same terms as the warrants issued to purchasers of the 2019 Notes in the February 2019 private placement.

On March 8, 2017, we sold to Robert F. Taglich a 2019 Note in the principal amount of $100,000, together with a five year warrant to purchase 7,692 shares of common stock for a purchase price $100,000. The 2019 Note issued to Robert F. Taglich has a conversion price of $3.30 per share, and the warrant issued to Robert F. Taglich has an exercise price of $3.30 per share. The conversion price of the 2019 Notes and the exercise price of the warrants, as well as the number of shares issuable upon conversion of the 2019 Notes and the exercise of the warrants, are subject to certain anti-dilution and other adjustments, including stock splits, and in the event of certain fundamental transactions such as mergers and other business combinations. The warrants may be exercised until January 31, 2022 and may be exercised on a cashless basis for a lesser number of shares depending upon prevailing market prices at the time of exercise.

As compensation for its services as placement agent for the private placement in March 2017 of the 2019 Notes, we issued to Taglich Brothers, in lieu of cash payment of sales commissions, 2019 Notes in the principal amount of $96,000 (of which a 2019 Note in the principal amount of $44,400 has a conversion price of $3.30 per share, a 2019 Note in the principal amount of $43,600 has a conversion price of $3.78 per share and a 2019 Note in the principal amount of $8,000 has a conversion price of $3.25 per share) and five-year warrants to purchase a total of 7,386 shares of common stock (of which warrants to purchase 3,416 shares have an exercise price of $3.30 per share, warrants to purchase 3,354 shares have an exercise price of $3.78 and warrants to purchase 616 shares have an exercise price of $4.00). We also issued to Taglich Brothers placement agent warrants to purchase a total of 36,877 shares of common stock, of which warrants to purchase 17,030 shares have an exercise price of $3.30 per share, warrants to purchase 16,770 shares have an exercise price of $3.78 and warrants to purchase 3,077 shares have an exercise price of $4.00, and having the same terms as the warrants issued to purchasers of the 2019 Notes in the March 2019 private placement.

On March 17, 2017, we borrowed $200,000 and $300,000 from each of Michael N. Taglich and Robert F. Taglich, respectively, and issued our promissory notes in the principal amounts of $200,000 and $300,000 to evidence our obligation to repay that indebtedness (the “Taglich Notes”). The Taglich Notes bear interest at the rate of 7% per annum and are payable on March 17, 2018. The Taglich Notes were subsequently amended to provide for the automatic conversion of the indebtedness evidenced thereby into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $1.50 per share, the public offering price of the shares of our common stock sold in the public offering completed in July 2017 (the “Public Offering”), and upon stockholder approval of the Restructuring Transactions on October 3, 2017 were converted into a total of 346,992 shares of common stock, of which 138,797 were issued to Michael Taglich and 208,195 were issued to Robert Taglich.

On May 2, 2017, we borrowed $500,000 from each of Michael N. Taglich and Robert F. Taglich, and on May 10, 2017 we borrowed an additional $250,000 from each of Michael N. Taglich and Robert F. Taglich (collectively, the “Taglich Loans”). The Taglich Loans were exchanged for an equal principal amount of our Subordinated Convertible Notes due May 2019 (the “May 2018 Notes”).

On May 12, 2017 each of Michael N. Taglich and Robert F. Taglich acquired $774,217 principal amount of our May 2018 Notes, together with warrants to purchase 93,279 shares of our common stock, in consideration for the cancellation of the indebtedness related to the Taglich Loans. On May 19, 2017, a partnership of which Michael N. Taglich and Robert F. Taglich are partners (the “Taglich Partnership”), acquired $205,780 principal amount of May 2018 Notes and warrants to purchase 24,792 shares of our common stock for a purchase price of $199,786. The warrants, when issued, were exercisable at an initial exercise price of $2.49 per share until May 12, 2022, and may be exercised on a cashless basis for a lesser number of shares based upon prevailing market prices when exercised. The exercise price of the warrants is subject to anti-dilution and other adjustments, including stock splits, and in the event of certain fundamental transactions such as recapitalizations, mergers and other business combination transactions. In accordance with the terms of the warrants, the exercise price has been reduced to $1.50 per share, the public offering price of the shares of common stock sold in the Public Offering. We have agreed to pay Taglich Brothers $176,155 in sales commissions in connection with the May 2018 Note financing.

The May 2018 Notes owned by Michael N. Taglich, Robert F. Taglich and the Taglich Partnership were subsequently amended to require stockholder approval for the conversion thereof to comply with applicable rules of the NYSE MKT, and upon stockholder approval of the Restructuring Transactions on October 3, 2017, were converted into a total of 1,169,475 shares of common stock, of which 516,144 shares were issued to each of Michael Taglich and Robert Taglich, with the remaining 137,187 shares issued to the Taglich Partnership.

In connection with the Public Offering, on July 12, 2017, we amended the Certificate of Designation authorizing the issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock, to provide for the automatic conversion of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $1.50 per shares, the public offering price of the shares sold in the Public Offering, subject to stockholder approval in accordance with the applicable rules of the NYSE MKT, including the automatic conversion of 298,968 shares of Series A Preferred Stock beneficially owned by Michael N. Taglich and 105,696 shares of Series A Preferred Stock beneficially owned by Robert F. Taglich, into 1,993,120 shares and 704,640 shares, respectively, of common stock. Upon stockholder approval of the Restructuring Transactions on October 3, 2017, the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock were converted into shares of common stock.

On November 29, 2017 we entered into a Placement Agency Agreement with Taglich Brothers, Inc., as placement agent (the “Placement Agent”), pursuant to which the Placement Agent agreed to offer on behalf of the Company, on a best efforts basis, up to 1,600,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Shares”) to accredited investors (the “Offering”), together with five-year warrants to purchase 24,000 shares of common stock for each $100,000 of Shares purchased (the “Warrants”), in a private placement exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Offering commenced November 29, 2017, and terminated on January 9, 2018.

Under the terms of the Placement Agency Agreement, the Placement Agent is entitled to a placement agent fee equal to 8% of the gross proceeds of the Offering, payable at the Company’s option, in cash or additional shares of common stock and warrants having the same terms and conditions as the Shares and Warrants.

On November 29, 2017 Michael Taglich and Robert Taglich purchased 144,927 shares and 72,463 shares, respectively, of our common stock, together with warrants to purchase an additional 48,000 shares and 24,000 shares, respectively, of common stock, for a purchase price of $200,000 and $100,000, respectively, as part of a private placement of our equity securities exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The purchase price for the shares and warrants purchased by Michael Taglich and Robert Taglich was $1.38 per share, the closing price of a share of common stock immediately prior to the purchase. The warrants have an exercise price of $1.50 per share, subject to certain anti-dilution and other adjustments, including stock splits, and in the event of certain fundamental transactions such as mergers and other business combinations, and may be exercised on a cashless basis for a lesser number of shares depending upon prevailing market prices at the time of exercise. The warrants may be exercised until November 30, 2022.

Taglich Brothers, Inc., which acted as placement agent for the sale of the shares and warrants, received a placement agent fee equal to $56,000 (8% of the amounts invested), payable at the Company’s option, in cash or additional shares of common stock and warrants having the same terms and conditions as the shares and warrants issued in the offering.

In April 2018, Michael and Robert Taglich advanced an aggregate of $1,150,000 to be applied to a private placement on terms to be determined.

Taglich Brothers or its affiliates may in the future provide investment banking, commercial banking and/or other services to us from time to time, for which they may in the future receive customary fees and expenses.

The foregoing transactions were reviewed and approved by the Audit Committee or our Board of Directors. We believe that the terms of each transaction were not less favorable to us than those terms that could be obtained from an unaffiliated third party.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

As required by our Audit Committee charter, our Audit Committee pre-approved the engagement of Rotenberg Meril Solomon Bertiger & Guttilla, P.C. for all audit and permissible non-audit services. The Audit Committee annually reviews the audit and permissible non-audit services performed by our principal accounting firm and reviews and approves the fees charged by our principal accounting firm. The Audit Committee has considered the role of Rotenberg Meril Solomon Bertiger & Guttilla, P.C. in providing tax and audit services and other permissible non-audit services to us and has concluded that the provision of such services, if any, was compatible with the maintenance of such firm's independence in the conduct of its auditing functions.

During fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2016, the aggregate fees which we paid to or were billed by Rotenberg Meril Solomon Bertiger & Guttilla, P.C. for professional services were as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2017		2016
Audit Fees(1)	$	832,000	$	721,000
Audit Related Fees(2)		—		4,000
Tax Fees(3)		72,000		92,000

	$	904,000	$	817,000

(1) Fees for services to perform our annual audit of financial statements, review of financial statements included in our quarterly filings included in Form 10-Q, and fees for services that are normally provided by the accountant for statutory and regulatory filings. This category includes fees for services rendered that only the auditor reasonably can provide, including comfort letters, consents, assistance with and review of documents filed with the SEC and accounting and financial reporting consultations billed as audit services. The annual audit fee included in this category was $500,000 and $516,000 for 2017 and 2016, respectively. Registration statements, consents and comfort letter fees were $93,000 and $47,000 for 2017 and 2016, respectively. The balance of the fees in this category were for the reviews of our quarterly financial statements.

(2) Fees for assurance and related services that are traditionally performed by our independent registered public accounting firm, such as due diligence services related to mergers and acquisitions, accounting consultation and audits in connections with acquisitions, consultation concerning financial accounting and reporting standards not classified as audit fees and attest services not required by statute or regulation.

(3) Fees for tax compliance, tax advice and planning. Tax compliance generally involves preparation of original and amended tax returns, claims for refunds and tax payment-planning services. Tax planning and tax advice encompass a diverse range of services, including assistance with tax audits and appeals, tax advice related to mergers and acquisitions and requests for rulings or technical advice from taxing authorities.

PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

The following exhibits are included as part of this amendment to this report. References to “the Company” in this Exhibit List mean Air Industries Group, a Nevada corporation.

Exhibit No.

Description

14.1	Code of Conduct

31.1	Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 or Rule 15d-14 of Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

31.2	Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 or Rule 15d-14 of the Exchange Act of 1934.

32.1	Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350).

32.2	Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this amendment to this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: April 30, 2018

	AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP

	By:	/s/ Michael Recca
		Michael Recca
		Chief Financial Officer
		(principal financial and accounting officer)

Air Industries Group is dedicated to conducting its business consistent with the highest standards of business ethics. We have an obligation to our employees, shareholders, customers, suppliers, community representatives and other business contacts to be honest, fair and forthright in all of our business activities. The guidelines set out in this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”) are to be followed at all levels of this organization by our directors, officers and employees. We rely on them to uphold our core values and conduct our business honestly, fairly and with integrity.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

INTRODUCTION

Purpose

This Code contains general guidelines for conducting the business of Air Industries Group and its subsidiaries (which, unless the context otherwise requires, are collectively referred to as the “Company” in this Code) consistent with the highest standards of business ethics. To the extent this Code requires a higher standard than required by commercial practice or applicable laws, rules or regulations, we adhere to these higher standards.

This Code applies to all of the directors, officers and employees of the Company. We refer to all persons covered by this Code as “Company employees” or simply “employees.” We also refer to our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer as our “principal financial officers.”

Seeking Help and Information

This Code is not intended to be a comprehensive rulebook and cannot address every situation that you may face. If you feel uncomfortable about a situation or have any doubts about whether it is consistent with the Company’s ethical standards, seek help. We encourage you to contact your supervisor for help first. If your supervisor cannot answer your question or if you do not feel comfortable contacting your supervisor, contact the Compliance Officer of the Company (the “Compliance Officer”), who shall be a person appointed by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company. Currently, the Chairman of the Company’s Audit Committee, Michael Porcelain is serving as the Compliance Officer. He can be reached at michael.porcelain@comtechtel.com. The Company will notify you if the Board appoints a different Compliance Officer. You may remain anonymous and will not be required to reveal your identity in your communication to the Company, although providing your identity may assist the Company in addressing your questions or concerns.

Reporting Violations of the Code

All employees have a duty to report any known or suspected violation of this Code, including any violation of the laws, rules, regulations or policies that apply to the Company. If you know of or suspect a violation of this Code, immediately report the conduct to your supervisor. Your supervisor will contact the Compliance Officer, who will work with you and your supervisor to investigate your concern. If you do not feel comfortable reporting the conduct to your supervisor or you do not get a satisfactory response, you may contact the Compliance Officer directly. You may also report known or suspected violations of the Code to the Chief Executive Officer at the e-mail address of Lou.Melluzzo@airindustriesgroup.com. Employees making a report need not leave their name or other personal information and reasonable efforts will be used to conduct the investigation that follows from the report in a manner that protects the confidentiality and anonymity of the employee submitting the report. You may remain anonymous and providing your identity may assist the Company in investigating your concern. All reports of known or suspected violations of the law or this Code will be handled sensitively and with discretion. Your supervisor, the Compliance Officer and the Company will protect your confidentiality to the extent possible, consistent with law and the Company’s need to investigate your concern.

It is Company policy that any employee who violates this Code will be subject to appropriate discipline, which may include termination of employment. This determination will be based upon the facts and circumstances of each particular situation. An employee accused of violating this Code will be given an opportunity to present his or her version of the events at issue prior to any determination of appropriate discipline. Employees who violate the law or this Code may expose themselves to substantial civil damages, criminal fines and prison terms. The Company may also face substantial fines and penalties and may incur damage to its reputation and standing in the community. Your conduct as a representative of the Company, if it does not comply with the law or with this Code, can result in serious consequences for both you and the Company.

Policy Against Retaliation

The Company prohibits retaliation against an employee who, in good faith, seeks help or reports known or suspected violations. Any reprisal or retaliation against an employee because the employee, in good faith, sought help or filed a report will be subject to disciplinary action, including potential termination of employment.

Waivers of the Code

Waivers of this Code for employees may be made only by an executive officer of the Company. Any waiver of this Code for our directors, executive officers or other principal financial officers may be made only by our Board or the appropriate committee of our Board and will be disclosed to the public as required by law.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Identifying Potential Conflicts of Interest

A conflict of interest can occur when an employee’s private interest interferes, or appears to interfere, with the interests of the Company as a whole. You should avoid any private interest that influences your ability to act in the interests of the Company or that makes it difficult to perform your work objectively and effectively.

Identifying potential conflicts of interest may not always be clear-cut. The following situations are examples of conflicts of interest:

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Outside Employment. No employee should be employed by, serve as a director of, or provide any services to a company that is a material customer, supplier or competitor of the Company.

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Improper Personal Benefits. No employee should obtain any material (as to him or her) personal benefits or favors because of his or her position with the Company. Please see “Gifts and Entertainment” below for additional guidelines in this area.

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Financial Interests. No employee should have a significant financial interest (ownership or otherwise) in any company that is a material customer, supplier or competitor of the Company. A “significant financial interest” means (i) ownership of greater than 1% of the equity of a material customer, supplier or competitor or (ii) an investment in a material customer, supplier or competitor that represents more than 5% of the total assets of the employee.

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Loans or Other Financial Transactions. No employee should obtain loans or guarantees of personal obligations from, or enter into any other personal financial transaction with, any company that is a material customer, supplier or competitor of the Company. This guideline does not prohibit arms-length transactions with banks, brokerage firms or other financial institutions.

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Service on Boards and Committees. No employee should serve on a board of directors or trustees or on a committee of any entity (whether profit or not-for-profit) whose interests reasonably would be expected to conflict with those of the Company.

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Actions of Family Members. The actions of family members outside the workplace may also give rise to the conflicts of interest described above because they may influence an employee’s objectivity in making decisions on behalf of the Company. For purposes of this Code, “family members” include your spouse or life-partner, brothers, sisters and parents, in-laws and children whether such relationships are by blood or adoption.

For purposes of this Code, a company is a “material” customer if the company has made payments to the Company in the past year in excess of US$200,000 or 5% of the customer’s gross revenues, whichever is greater. A company is a “material” supplier if the company has received payments from the Company in the past year in excess of US$200,000 or 5% of the supplier’s gross revenues, whichever is greater. A company is a “material” competitor if the company competes in the Company’s line of business and has annual gross revenues from such line of business in excess of US$1,000,000. If you are uncertain whether a particular company is a material customer, supplier or competitor, please contact the Compliance Officer for assistance.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

The Company requires that employees disclose any situations that reasonably would be expected to give rise to a conflict of interest. If you suspect that you have a conflict of interest, or something that others could reasonably perceive as a conflict of interest, you must report it to your supervisor or the Compliance Officer. Your supervisor and the Compliance Officer will work with you to determine whether you have a conflict of interest and, if so, how best to address it. Although conflicts of interest are not automatically prohibited, they are not desirable and may only be waived as described in “Waivers of the Code” above.

CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES

As an employee of the Company, you have an obligation to advance the Company’s interests when the opportunity to do so arises. If you discover or are presented with a business opportunity through the use of corporate property, information or because of your position with the Company, you should first present the business opportunity to the Company before pursuing the opportunity in your individual capacity. No employee may use corporate property, information or his or her position with the Company for personal gain or should compete with the Company.

You should disclose to your supervisor the terms and conditions of each business opportunity covered by this Code that you wish to pursue. Your supervisor will contact the Compliance Officer and the appropriate management personnel to determine whether the Company wishes to pursue the business opportunity. If the Company waives its right to pursue the business opportunity, you may pursue the business opportunity on the same terms and conditions as originally proposed and consistent with the other ethical guidelines set forth in this Code.

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND COMPANY PROPERTY

Employees have access to a variety of confidential information while employed at the Company. Confidential information includes all non-public information that might be of use to competitors, or, if disclosed, harmful to the Company or its customers. Every employee has a duty to respect and safeguard the confidential information of the Company or third parties with which the Company conducts business, except when disclosure is authorized or legally mandated. In addition, you must refrain from using any confidential information from any previous employment if, in doing so, you could reasonably be expected to breach your duty of confidentiality to your former employers. An employee’s obligation to protect confidential information continues after he or she leaves the Company. Unauthorized disclosure of confidential information could cause competitive harm to the Company or its customers and could result in legal liability to you and the Company.

Employees also have a duty to protect the Company’s intellectual property and other business assets. The intellectual property, business systems and the security of Company property are critical to the Company.

Any questions or concerns regarding whether disclosure of Company information is legally mandated should be promptly referred to the Compliance Officer.

Safeguarding Confidential Information and Company Property

Care must be taken to safeguard and protect confidential information and Company property. Accordingly, the following measures should be adhered to:

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The Company’s employees should conduct their business and social activities so as not to risk inadvertent disclosure of confidential information. For example, when not in use, confidential information should be secretly stored. Also, review of confidential documents or discussion of confidential subjects in public places (e.g., airplanes, trains, taxis, buses, etc.) should be conducted so as to prevent overhearing or other access by unauthorized persons.

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Within the Company’s offices, confidential matters should not be discussed within hearing range of visitors or others not working on such matters.

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Confidential matters should not be discussed with other employees not working on such matters or with friends or relatives, including those living in the same household as a Company employee.

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Company employees are only to access, use and disclose confidential information that is necessary for them to have in the course of performing their duties. They are not to disclose confidential information to other employees or contractors at the Company unless it is necessary for those employees or contractors to have such confidential information in the course of their duties.

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The Company’s files, personal computers, networks, software, Internet access, Internet browser programs, e-mails, voice mails and other business equipment (e.g., desks and cabinets) and resources are provided for business use and they are the exclusive property of the Company. Misuse of such Company property is not tolerated.

COMPETITION AND FAIR DEALING

All employees are obligated to deal fairly with fellow employees and with the Company’s customers, suppliers and competitors. Employees should not take unfair advantage of anyone through manipulation, concealment, abuse of privileged information, misrepresentation of material facts or any other unfair-dealing practice.

Relationships with Customers

Our business success depends upon our ability to foster lasting customer relationships. The Company is committed to dealing with customers fairly, honestly and with integrity. Specifically, you should keep the following guidelines in mind when dealing with customers:

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Information we supply to customers should be accurate and complete to the best of our knowledge. Employees should not deliberately misrepresent information to customers.

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Employees should not refuse to sell, service, or maintain products of the Company simply because a customer is buying products from another supplier.

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Customer entertainment should not exceed reasonable and customary business practice. Employees should not provide entertainment or other benefits that could be viewed as an inducement to or a reward for customer purchase decisions. Please see “Gifts and Entertainment” below for additional guidelines in this area.

Relationships with Suppliers

The Company deals fairly and honestly with its suppliers. This means that our relationships with suppliers are based on price, quality, service and reputation, among other factors. Employees dealing with suppliers should carefully guard their objectivity. Specifically, no employee should accept or solicit any personal benefit from a supplier or potential supplier that might compromise, or appear to compromise, their objective assessment of the supplier’s products and prices. Employees can give or accept promotional items of nominal value or moderately scaled entertainment within the limits of responsible and customary business practice. Please see “Gifts and Entertainment” below for additional guidelines in this area.

Relationships with Competitors

The Company is committed to free and open competition in the marketplace. Employees should avoid actions that would be contrary to laws governing competitive practices in the marketplace, including antitrust laws. Such actions include misappropriation and/or misuse of a competitor’s confidential information or making false statements about the competitor’s business and business practices.

PROTECTION AND USE OF COMPANY ASSETS

Employees should protect the Company’s assets and ensure their efficient use for legitimate business purposes only. Theft, carelessness and waste have a direct impact on the Company’s profitability. The use of Company funds or assets, whether or not for personal gain, for any unlawful or improper purpose is prohibited.

To ensure the protection and proper use of the Company’s assets, each employee should:

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Exercise reasonable care to prevent theft, damage or misuse of Company property.

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Report the actual or suspected theft, damage or misuse of Company property to a supervisor.

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Use the Company’s telephone system, other electronic communication services, written materials and other property primarily for business-related purposes.

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Safeguard all electronic programs, data, communications and written materials from inadvertent access by others.

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Use Company property only for legitimate business purposes, as authorized in connection with your job responsibilities.

Employees should be aware that Company property includes all data and communications transmitted or received to or by, or contained in, the Company’s electronic or telephonic systems. Company property also includes all written communications. Employees and other users of Company property should have no expectation of privacy with respect to these communications and data. To the extent permitted by law, the Company has the ability, and reserves the right, to monitor all electronic and telephonic communications. These communications may also be subject to disclosure to law enforcement or government officials.

GIFTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

The giving and receiving of gifts is a common business practice. Appropriate business gifts and entertainment are welcome courtesies designed to build relationships and understanding among business partners. However, gifts and entertainment should not compromise, or appear to compromise, your ability to make objective and fair business decisions.

It is your responsibility to use good judgment in this area. As a general rule, you may give or receive gifts or entertainment to or from customers or suppliers only if the gift or entertainment would not be viewed as an inducement to or reward for any particular business decision. All gifts and entertainment expenses should be properly accounted for on expense reports. The following specific examples may be helpful:

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Meals and Entertainment. You may occasionally accept or give meals, refreshments or other entertainment if:

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The items are of reasonable value;

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The purpose of the meeting or attendance at the event is business related; and

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The expenses would be paid by the Company as a reasonable business expense if not paid for by another party.

Entertainment of reasonable value may include food and tickets for sporting and cultural events if they are generally offered to other customers, suppliers or vendors.

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Advertising and Promotional Materials. You may occasionally accept or give advertising or promotional materials of nominal value.

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Personal Gifts. You may accept or give personal gifts of reasonable value that are related to recognized special occasions such as a graduation, promotion, new job, wedding, retirement or a holiday. A gift is also acceptable if it is based on a family or personal relationship and unrelated to the business involved between the individuals.

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Gifts Rewarding Service or Accomplishment. You may accept a gift from a civic, charitable or religious organization specifically related to your service or accomplishment.

You must be particularly careful that gifts and entertainment are not construed as bribes, kickbacks or other improper payments. See “The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act” below for a more detailed discussion of our policies regarding giving or receiving gifts related to business transactions.

You should make every effort to refuse or return a gift that is beyond these permissible guidelines. If it would be inappropriate to refuse a gift or you are unable to return a gift, you should promptly report the gift to your supervisor. Your supervisor will bring the gift to the attention of the Compliance Officer which may require you to donate the gift to an appropriate community organization. If you have any questions about whether it is permissible to accept a gift or something else of value, contact your supervisor or the Compliance Officer for additional guidance.

COMPANY RECORDS

Accurate and reliable records are crucial to our business. Our records are the basis of our earnings statements, financial reports and other disclosures to the public and guide our business decision-making and strategic planning. Company records include booking information, payroll, timecards, travel and expense reports, e-mails, accounting and financial data, measurement and performance records, electronic data files and all other records maintained in the ordinary course of our business.

All Company records must be complete, accurate and reliable in all material respects. Undisclosed or unrecorded funds, payments or receipts are inconsistent with our business practices and are prohibited. You are responsible for understanding and complying with our record keeping policy. Ask your supervisor if you have any questions.

ACCURACY OF FINANCIAL REPORTS AND OTHER PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS

As a public company we are subject to various securities laws, regulations and reporting obligations. These laws, regulations and obligations and our policies require the disclosure of accurate and complete information regarding the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. Inaccurate, incomplete or untimely reporting will not be tolerated and can severely damage the Company and result in legal liability.

It is essential that the Company’s financial records, including all filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) be accurate and timely. Accordingly, in addition to adhering to the conflict of interest policy and other policies and guidelines in this Code, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer must take special care to exhibit integrity at all times and to instill this value within their organizations. In particular, these senior officers must ensure their conduct is honest and ethical that they abide by all public disclosure requirements by providing full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosures, and that they comply with all other applicable laws and regulations. These employees must also understand and strictly comply with generally accepted accounting principles and all standards, laws and regulations for accounting and financial reporting of transactions, estimates and forecasts.

In addition, U.S. federal securities law requires the Company to maintain proper internal books and records and to devise and maintain an adequate system of internal accounting controls. The SEC has supplemented the statutory requirements by adopting rules that prohibit (1) any person from falsifying records or accounts subject to the above requirements and (2) officers or directors from making any materially false, misleading, or incomplete statement to an accountant in connection with an audit or any filing with the SEC. These provisions reflect the SEC’s intent to discourage officers, directors, and other persons with access to the Company’s books and records from taking action that might result in the communication of materially misleading financial information to the investing public.

COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS

Each employee has an obligation to comply with all laws, rules and regulations applicable to the Company’s operations. These include laws covering bribery and kickbacks, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets, information privacy, insider trading, illegal political contributions, antitrust prohibitions, foreign corrupt practices, offering or receiving gratuities, environmental hazards, employment discrimination or harassment, occupational health and safety, false or misleading financial information or misuse of corporate assets. You are expected to understand and comply with all laws, rules and regulations that apply to your job position. If any doubt exists about whether a course of action is lawful, you should seek advice from your supervisor or the Compliance Officer.

COMPLIANCE WITH INSIDER TRADING LAWS

Company employees are prohibited from trading in the stock or other securities of the Company while in possession of material, nonpublic information about the Company. In addition, Company employees are prohibited from recommending, “tipping” or suggesting that anyone else buy or sell stock or other securities of the Company on the basis of material, nonpublic information. Company employees who obtain material nonpublic information about another company in the course of their employment are prohibited from trading in the stock or securities of the other company while in possession of such information or “tipping” others to trade on the basis of such information. Violation of insider trading laws can result in severe fines and criminal penalties, as well as disciplinary action by the Company, up to and including termination of employment.

Information is “non-public” if it has not been made generally available to the public by means of a press release or other means of widespread distribution. Information is “material” if a reasonable investor would consider it important in a decision to buy, hold or sell stock or other securities. As a rule of thumb, any information that would affect the value of stock or other securities should be considered material. Examples of information that is generally considered “material” include:

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Financial results or forecasts, or any information that indicates the Company’s financial results may exceed or fall short of forecasts or expectations;

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Important new products or services;

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Pending or contemplated acquisitions or dispositions, including mergers, tender offers or joint venture proposals;

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Possible management changes or changes of control;

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Pending or contemplated public or private sales of debt or equity securities;

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Acquisition or loss of a significant customer or contract;

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Significant write-offs;

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Initiation or settlement of significant litigation; and

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Changes in the Company’s auditors or a notification from its auditors that the Company may no longer rely on the auditor’s report.

The laws against insider trading are specific and complex. Any questions about information you may possess or about any dealings you have had in the Company’s securities should be promptly brought to the attention of the Compliance Officer.

PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS AND PREVENTION OF SELECTIVE DISCLOSURE

Public Communications Generally

The Company places a high value on its credibility and reputation in the community. What is written or said about the Company in the news media and investment community directly impacts our reputation, positively or negatively. Our policy is to provide timely, accurate and complete information in response to public requests (media, analysts, etc.), consistent with our obligations to maintain the confidentiality of competitive and proprietary information and to prevent selective disclosure of market-sensitive financial data. To ensure compliance with this policy, all news media or other public requests for information regarding the Company should be directed to the Company’s Market and Public Relations Department. The Market and Public Relations Department will work with you and the appropriate personnel to evaluate and coordinate a response to the request.

Prevention of Selective Disclosure

Preventing selective disclosure is necessary to comply with United States securities laws and to preserve the reputation and integrity of the Company as well as that of all persons affiliated with it. “Selective disclosure” occurs when any person provides potentially market-moving information to selected persons before the news is available to the investing public generally. Selective disclosure is a crime under United States law and the penalties for violating the law are severe.

The following guidelines have been established to avoid improper selective disclosure. Every employee is required to follow these procedures:

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All contact by the Company with investment analysts, the press and/or members of the media shall be made through the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or persons designated by them (collectively, the “Media Contacts”).

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Other than the Media Contacts, no officer, director or employee shall provide any information regarding the Company or its business to any investment analyst or member of the press or media.

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All inquiries from third parties, such as industry analysts or members of the media, about the Company or its business should be directed to a Media Contact. All presentations to the investment community regarding the Company will be made by us under the direction of a Media Contact.

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Other than the Media Contacts, any employee who is asked a question regarding the Company or its business by a member of the press or media shall respond with “No comment” and forward the inquiry to a Media Contact.

These procedures do not apply to the routine process of making previously released information regarding the Company available upon inquiries made by investors, investment analysts and members of the media.

Please contact the Compliance Officer if you have any questions about the scope or application of the Company’s policies regarding selective disclosure.

THE FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”) prohibits the Company and its employees and agents from offering or giving money or any other item of value to win or retain business or to influence any act or decision of any governmental official, political party, candidate for political office or official of a public international organization. Stated more concisely, the FCPA prohibits the payment of bribes, kickbacks or other inducements to foreign officials. This prohibition also extends to payments to a sales representative or agent if there is reason to believe that the payment will be used indirectly for a prohibited payment to foreign officials. Violation of the FCPA is a crime that can result in severe fines and criminal penalties, as well as disciplinary action by the Company, up to and including termination of employment.

Certain small facilitation payments to foreign officials may be permissible under the FCPA if customary in the country or locality and intended to secure routine governmental action. Governmental action is “routine” if it is ordinarily and commonly performed by a foreign official and does not involve the exercise of discretion. For instance, “routine” functions would include setting up a telephone line or expediting a shipment through customs. To ensure legal compliance, all facilitation payments must receive prior written approval from the Compliance Officer and must be clearly and accurately reported as a business expense.

CONCLUSION

This Code of Business Conduct and Ethics contains general guidelines for conducting the business of the Company consistent with the highest standards of business ethics. If you have any questions about these guidelines, please contact your supervisor or the Compliance Officer. We expect all directors, officers and employees of the Company to adhere to these standards.

The sections of this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics titled “Introduction,” “Conflicts of Interest,” “Company Records,” “Accuracy of Financial Reports and Other Public Communications” and “Compliance with Laws and Regulations,” as applied to the Company’s principal financial officers, shall be our “code of ethics” within the meaning of Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules promulgated thereunder.

This Code and the matters contained herein are neither a contract of employment nor a guarantee of continuing Company policy. We reserve the right to amend, supplement or discontinue this Code and the matters addressed herein, without prior notice, at any time.

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT

I, Luciano Melluzzo, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 2) of Air Industries Group;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this 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 report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer 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 have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: April 30, 2018

/s/ Luciano Melluzzo

Luciano Melluzzo

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT

I, Michael E. Recca, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 2) of Air Industries Group;

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: April 30, 2018

/s/ Michael E. Recca

Michael E. Recca

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

In connection with the Annual Report of Air Industries Group, a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), on Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 2) for the year ended December 31, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), Luciano Melluzzo, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, does hereby certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. ss. 1350), that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

Dated: April 30, 2018

/s/ Luciano Melluzzo

Luciano Melluzzo

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

[A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Air Industries Group and will be retained by Air Industries Group and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.]

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

In connection with the Annual Report of Air Industries Group, a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), on Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 2) for the year ended December 31, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), Michael E. Recca, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, does hereby certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. ss. 1350), that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

Dated: April 30, 2018

/s/ Michael E. Recca

Michael E. Recca

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)