First post as well. New to the game, but I consider myself pretty well versed in travel because I fly to Asia 2-3x a year mostly first, some biz, and transcontinentally 8-10x, again all biz/first. With that said, I don't really find flight attendants in the US very attractive. Most of them are legacy employees from the 70's and 80's when the work was considered more glamorous. Plus the system works so that he FA's with the most seniority get first pick at scheduling... And seeing as they usually prefer long haul flights, my LAX-JFK/ATL/ORD flights are 95% staffed by middle and late aged ladies.
I think the opportunities and talent is much higher on international flights, particularly to Asia. In most of those countries, FA's have strict guidelines on height/weight/age. Also it's still considered a "prestige" occupation, although that's faded somewhat in Korea and Japan lately. Singapore is by all accounts a 1st world nation, but Sing Air has somehow held on to that ideal.
Anyway, To get to the point, these girls are trained to see flyers as people of means and are Already conditioned into feeling that you are a high value man. I've found the best way to game these girls is to continue to reinforce these beliefs. It's unavoidable, but guys in business class are going to have a serious advantage here. Paradoxically, first class in this one sense is worse than biz because the oldest, most senior FA's handle first, and im not usually into MILFs. Still, if you're stuck in coach, do what you can to get an exit row seat when checking in. Most of these seats are reserved for people who fly a lot and have elite status with airlines, which denotes a certain socioeconomic status. You'd be surprised at how many times I've seen these seats offered for only $39-$99 upgrades.
I also make sure to wear nice clothing (even though they give us pajamas in first) and try to be courteous and polite as many harried travelers heap shit on them. As an Asian, I also make sure to speak in English first and then I'll switch to their native language if I see on their badge that they speak Korean or Japanese. Again, whether right or wrong, being multilingual denotes high value/status in their eyes.
Most folks nod off about an hour and a half after meal service, so I usually take my meals late and use the lull in duties when passengers sleep to chat up the FA's near the galley. Unfortunately, many airlines frown on their staff fraternizing with customers, so it's a good idea to start off with very indirect game and then ramp up accordingly. A big motivator for job entry of many FA's Is to meet better quality men through their jobs, but they still don't want to get fired!
A lot of times I'll ask them tips on where to go even though I'm intimately familiar with the city. It leads to discussions about hip bars and clubs and I'll tend to ask them if they're staying at hotels or at crash pads (housing split between 10-20 FA's in their home bases for sleep in between flights) and gauge if they're open to the rapport that I'm building. If all signs point to yes, I'll wind down the conversation, and put a hand out for a shake... With a business card palmed into it, a la "greasing the bouncer in Vegas" and softly say it would be great to hang out with them again. Sounds super cheesy, but I've found that FA's overwhelmingly appreciate the discretion in front of their coworkers and other passengers, and it keeps everyone including yourself from "losing face".
It seemed unnatural at first not to ask for their numbers... and the first few times I tried,I got the "airline won't allow me to date passengers" line even though I knew that at least one and possibly all three girls I tried this on would've been up for it. Yet, I was able to get at last count 6 or 7 responses using the "Vegas bouncer" method, and one particularly crafty FA wrote her number inside the menu for me when I asked for my meal. On another occasion, the FA that I ran this on called me immediately after we got off the plane and told me to meet her that same night. She said that I showed "creativity" and she didn't want to risk not calling right away and losing the opportunity to get to know each other better.
Great thing about FA's: usually attractive, decently educated, almost all speak passable-excellent English, and not surprisingly are very used to meeting new people and are admirably DTF. Never gotten past 2nd date without the bbang, usually after the first meeting in town.
Not so great things: they are somewhat flighty (no pun intended), aren't going to be around if you really want to get to know them well and FA's are highly prized landside aka a lot of them date rich, powerful guys already. That's why I guess it's important to run tight indirect game on them and display high levels of value with a splash of mysterious jetsetting foreigner exoticism.
Sorry if I geared my post to a niche demographic, but that's what I know.