Originally Posted by
djkyyc
AC doesn't have a first class on any of their planes. The 777 are being changed out with the front cabin moving to the new 787 seats. Lot's of information here:
777 refurb
However, OP is traveling within the next month, and the seat layout is showing as the original 777 HD configuration, with the studio pods. So the new pod layout isn't really relevant to OP's question, unless there happens to be an aircraft swap.
The 777 HD Epic Fail thread that Sean mentioned above talks about the current setup
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-c...epic-fail.html
Short answer is most people prefer the single pods if traveling alone.