Flight following allows an operation to easily view and track real-time movements of aircraft. This is setup and enabled per aircraft when subscribed to the Flight Following integration. This article explains:

To create automatic email notifications, please see: Flight Following: Notifications
Also see related article: Flight Following: Setup

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The map is provided by Google, with the flight following information by Flightradar24. There are four places/methods to accessing the real-time tracking of an aircraft. From the:

The Fleet Map blue button on the right will access the map for all aircraft. 

The button with the location bubble icon on a Flight Card on the Dashboard will access the map for the specific flight leg selected. 

In the upper right-hand corner of the page, the color key matches the colors alongside each fight card. These are assigned to correspond to the colors assigned to the Leg Status within Operations > Settings > Stages/ Leg Status.

The button with the location bubble icon on a flight leg entry will access the map for the specific flight leg selected. This opens in the same tab. Then x out of the pop-up at the top right corner to return to the trip overview. 

Click on the flight leg > edit [button] > show all [button] > track [button], a new tab will open with a map of the tracked flight leg.

Right click on the flight card > track flight [button]. A new tab will open with a map of the tracked flight leg.

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In the upper left corner of the map, it may be toggled to Map or Satellite for different viewing style options. Map Overlays are available to show/hide. Refer to Map Overlays for a list of available overlays. 

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Flight diversions are visible in the Operations Dashboard and the Map. If while enroute the crew files for a diversion, the flight card updates. A red banner appears with a message indicating where the aircraft is diverting. Once a user updates the trip, the red banner will no longer display. 

On the map, the original destination will be identified with an orange pin, while the aircraft will display at the landed destination. The route displaying the diversion will be visible along with the original planned city pairs. 

All parties who have been set up to receive flight following notifications will receive an email that the leg has diverted. Here is an example of the email: 

Ref: O-O06