I have never flown overseas at all, but am potentially flying to France next summer, probably the overseas segments will be JFK-CDG and CDG-DTW. What exactly is Business Elite? Are they lie-flat seats? If I fly with my wife are we isolated from each other, like in separate pods? Are they just kind of upgraded first-class seats that recline more and are further apart?

If there is another thread on this I could be pointed to, thanks for that also. I'm sure I'm not the first one to ask this question.