Exhibit 23(a)


     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in
the Registration Statement on Form S-8, relating to the Alcoa
Stock Incentive Plan of Alcoa Inc. and the shares of common
stock to be issued in accordance with the Plan, of our
reports dated January 8, 1999 on our Audits of the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedule of Alcoa Inc. and consolidated subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1998 and 1997, and for each of the three years
in the period ended December 31, 1998, which reports are
incorporated by reference or included in the Company's 1998
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1998.



                                /s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
                                PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 28, 1999