HONOLULU — Aloha Airlines and its pilot's union are trying to work out an agreement on which of the pilots will be retained to fly the company's cargo planes.

At stake are some 1,500 jobs Aloha didn't eliminate when it halted its passenger service on Monday.

Aloha's lender says it will only continue funding if the airline management and the pilots agree to a solution by Friday.

The pilots want the most senior captains to be retained.

Aloha management wants to keep on those pilots currently flying for its separate cargo business.

Aloha Airline's remaining cargo and airline services businesses are now being overseen by the federal bankruptcy court in Honolulu.